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To: Professor Dotcomm who wrote (79733)	12/1/2001 1:49:55 PM
From: maceng2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116764

You are a sharp one, I'll give you that... US red carpet for Tory leader FROM ROLAND WATSON IN WASHINGTON IAIN DUNCAN SMITH may have made little public impact in Britain, but yesterday he received red carpet treatment in Washington as President Bush headed the glittering political cast that turned out to greet the Tory leader. Mr Bush gave up 40 minutes to talk to him, making Mr Duncan Smith the first leader of an overseas opposition party to gain the presidential ear since September 11. Mr Duncan Smith emerged from the White House to say that military action could be launched in third countries before Operation Enduring Freedom was concluded in Afghanistan. He said that Washington was building a dossier of evidence against President Saddam Hussain of Iraq, and that there would be a “gradual upping of the pressure” on Iraq. “There will be a stage by stage process,” he said. The Administration had a clear idea of the order in which it wanted to prosecute its war on terrorism beyond Afghanistan, he added, hinting that terrorist groups in Bosnia may be targeted soon. Mr Duncan Smith said that he told Mr Bush and other senior figures in the Administration that they needed to put more of their evidence against Iraq into the open if they wanted to take public opinion in Britain and Europe with them. Mr Duncan Smith also had meetings with Richard Cheney, the Vice-President, Condoleezza Rice, Mr Bush’s National Security Adviser, Donald Rumsfeld, the Defence Secretary and Paul Wolfowitz, the Pentagon number two. In little more than 24 hours, the highlight of the three months of his party leadership, he met all the key members of Mr Bush’s War Cabinet. The only omission was Colin Powell, the Secretary of State. Mr Duncan Smith met Mr Powell’s hawkish number three, John Bolton, and also had a session with Paul O’Neill, the Treasury Secretary. The access granted was extraordinary, and represents a coup for Mr Duncan Smith, who has spent several years cultivating contacts on the Right of the Republican Party. His path may also have been smoothed by the goodwill felt towards Britain in return for support in the war against terrorism. Mr Duncan Smith said that Mr Bush had shown “great warmth” towards the UK. “It was made clear in a number of ways that they regard Britain as part of the solution,” he said. The pair met when Mr Bush “dropped by” while Mr Duncan Smith was meeting Dr Rice in her West Wing office, avoiding the political fallout that would have arisen had he received the Tory leader in the Oval Office. thetimes.co.uk