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Powell's crystal ball

Secretary of State Colin Powell takes a long, hard look ahead to 2004 this evening on a special edition of "Lou Dobbs Tonight."

In the pre-taped interview for CNN, Mr. Powell talks about NATO, the Iraq situation and how other countries view the United States at this moment in history.

The interview was taped Dec. 12 in conjunction with the Economist magazine.

The following is an excerpt from Mr. Dobbs' interview, airing at 6 tonight.

Dobbs: Mr. Secretary, you've written that there is a caricature, particularly among our European allies, of the Bush administration as a "shoot from the hip unilateralism." Why is there that impression, and what is there, in your judgment, to refute that in the administration's policies?

Powell: The people of Iraq have a better future ahead of them now, and it was a coalition that came together. Was it under a U.N. mandate? I think it was. I think the resolution that was passed covered what we did. Some would disagree with that, but the point is, it was not just the United States acting alone. A lot of nations realized this was a danger that had to be dealt with.

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