[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2003, Book I)]
[February 3, 2003]
[Pages 125-126]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Remarks Prior to Discussions With King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa does not disarm, for the sake of peace and security 
for not only the people in the region, for people here in America, we 
will go in and disarm him. And I have made that clear to His Majesty in 
prior conversations. He fully understands the position of the United 
States, and he has been incredibly supportive, for which I'm grateful.
    Welcome.
    King Hamad. Thank you, Mr. President.
    And I thank the President for his wonderful reception and the clear 
objectives for security and development, especially in our region.
    And this is something we really need at this level of leadership. 
The decisionmaking process and the objectives are very clear concerning 
the well-being of the people of the region and of the world. And I thank 
him for receiving me today.
    I came all the way from Bahrain to here, really to show this warm 
relationship and to support the President in what he's doing for our 
stability and purpose.
    Thank you very much.
    President Bush. Thanks very much. Thanks. I appreciate you coming.

Note: The President spoke at 6:30 p.m. in the Oval Office at the White 
House. In his remarks, he referred to President Saddam Hussein of Iraq. 
A portion of these remarks could not be verified because the tape was 
incomplete.

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