The United States would try to find a refuge for Saddam Hussein and members of his inner circle if the Iraqi leader decides to go into exile, Secretary of State Colin Powell said Wednesday.
Addressing a joint news conference with visiting Pakistani Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmud Qasuri at the State Department, Powell said if Saddam were to "leave the country and take some members of his family and some of the elite (with him), we will try to find a place for him to go."
"And we will be happy to send him straight to .....there, soon!"
Asked if the United States would also grant amnesty to Saddam if he decides to leave Iraq, Powell said: "It is not up to us to offer him that kind of protection. It has to be discussed with others."
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