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In 1995 Richardson accompanied by [[Peter Bourne]] traveled to Baghdad for a meeting with [[Saddam Hussein]] to negotiate the release of two Americans at the request of the Clinton White House. Richardson and Bourne subsequently collaborated on a number of such efforts in [[Iran]], the [[United Arab Emirates]], [[Kenya]], and [[North Korea]].

In 1995 Richardson accompanied by [[Peter Bourne]] traveled to Baghdad for a meeting with [[Saddam Hussein]] to negotiate the release of two Americans at the request of the Clinton White House. Richardson and Bourne subsequently collaborated on a number of such efforts in [[Iran]], the [[United Arab Emirates]], [[Kenya]], and [[North Korea]].

On 11 February 11 1998 Bill Richardson told Margaret Warner of the PBS News Hour regarding [[Saddam Hussein]] and [[Weapons of Mass Destruction]],

On 11 February 11 1998 Bill Richardson told Margaret Warner of the PBS News Hour regarding [[Saddam Hussein]] and [[Weapons of Mass Destruction]],

:''"We think this man is a threat to the international community, and he threatens a lot of the neighbors in his region and future generations there with anthrax and VX....Are we going to stand back and allow Saddam Hussein to continue developing Weapons of Mass Destruction?"'' <ref>[http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/middle_east/jan-june98/iraq_2-11.html Ambassador Bill Richardson, Online Focus, The News Hour Transcript, 11 February 1998.</ref>

:''"We think this man is a threat to the international community, and he threatens a lot of the neighbors in his region and future generations there with anthrax and VX....Are we going to stand back and allow Saddam Hussein to continue developing Weapons of Mass Destruction?"'' <ref>[http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/middle_east/jan-june98/iraq_2-11.html Ambassador Bill Richardson, Online Focus], The News Hour Transcript, 11 February 1998.</ref>

==Embraces trickle down==

==Embraces trickle down==