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Bush also told Aznar that Saddam wanted to go into exile."The Egyptians are speaking to Saddam Hussein. It seems he's indicated he would be prepared to go into exile if he's allowed to take one billion dollars (700 million euros) and all the information he wants about weapons of mass destruction," he said.
Asked by Aznar whether Saddam could leave with a guarantee that he would not be prosecuted, Bush replied: "No guarantee. He is a thief, a terrorist, a war criminal."
"Compared to Saddam, (former Yugoslav President Slobodan) Milosovic is a Mother Teresa. When we go in we are going to find many more criminals and take them to the International Court of Justice in The Hague," he added.
Individuals cannot be prosecuted at the International Court at the Hague.
No Iraqi has been prosecuted at any international tribunal.
The cost of the Iraq war to date for the US has been approximately 455 billion dollars.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070926/pl_afp/spainusiraqwar
official transcript in Spanish
Interestingly, during the talk about Saddam leaving, Bush says the following:
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Gaddafi le ha dicho a Berlusconi que Sadam Hussein quiere irse. Mubarak nos dice que en esas circunstancias existen muchas posibilidades de que sea asesinado.
"Gaddafi told Berlusconi that Saddam wants to leave. Mubarak tells us that in these circumstances there exists a high probability that he would be assassinated."