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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: greenspirit who wrote (202508)	11/14/2001 12:22:14 AM
From: gao seng	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 769670

Mandela: Bush 'doing very well' as president November 13, 2001 Posted: 11:03 PM EST (0403 GMT) Mandela and Bush met on Monday to discuss Mandela's effort to bolster peace in Burundi. NEW YORK (CNN) -- President Bush's international stature got a boost Tuesday when former South African President Nelson Mandela said he was "tremendously impressed" with the U.S. leader. "I left with the impression that we're dealing with a president who was misrepresented," Mandela, speaking from the Washington area via satellite, told CNN's Larry King. "He is doing very well." Mandela, widely respected on the world stage, met with Bush at the White House Monday. Mandela endorsed a "limited" U.S.-led military action against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, saying the United States had no choice but to strike out against terrorists after the September 11 attacks and Afghanistan's leaders refused to hand over Osama bin Laden, the No. 1 suspect behind the attacks. Military action is needed to "flush out bin Laden and his terrorists," Mandela said. "I regret that a number of innocent and defenseless civilians have been killed in the process. I regret that very much. And I hope that the military action, which is limited to flushing out the terrorists, would end as soon as possible. "And it seems likely, in the light of the progress that is being made by the Northern Alliance that a military action will not last very long when it is limited to flushing out the terrorists, " he said. Mandela said he would not support extending the war to Iraq, even if the United States provided evidence of Iraqi involvement in the recent terrorist attacks. "I would prefer negotiations with Iraq, if it is involved," Mandela said. "I ... would favor any peaceful method without involvement of the military." Mandela acknowledged that he had formed a close relationship with President Clinton in the White House, but indicated his respect for Bush. "I'm tremendously impressed by President Bush, because many of us expected that he would sideline Africa," Mandela said. "But he has taken very courageous steps because he has met the leading African leaders. ... And I came out with the impression that the United States of America has got a president who is constructive in his approach, especially in regard to the problems of Africa."