And it warned that there may be an upsurge in violence, or at least continuation of this guerrilla insurgency.Īnd certainly most of the people we've heard from and talked to are concerned that the insurgency be decapitated and are wondering whether or not the capture of Saddam Hussein will do that. and commands troops in Iraq right now, said it congratulates and welcomes this, but it warned that this is not the end of the violence. I think the capture of Saddam Hussein will cause more problems and he should have a fair trial. After months of searching, Saddam Hussein has been captured. On the other hand, Poland, which is a very firm ally of the U.S. Saddams capture: Your reaction Updated 19 December 2003, 11.58. There have also been, interestingly, congratulations from Afghanistan and a hope expressed there that the capture of Saddam Hussein may have some impact on the insurgency that's been growing in Afghanistan over the past several weeks. And both said they hoped that this would lead to further stability and democratization in Iraq. Schroeder apparently sent a letter to President Bush congratulating him on the success of this mission. Both countries, both leaders, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and French President Jacques Chirac, coming out with very strong statements of support for the capture of Saddam Hussein. Those are the two countries that stood very staunchly against the war in Iraq. What's interesting is that also France and Germany have done as well. CNN chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour reported from London.ĪMANPOUR: Well, as you can imagine, both the British and the other members of the coalition that went along with the United States in invading Iraq have come out with extremely positive and supportive statements. LONDON, England (CNN) - Reaction to the news of the capture of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was mixed in European capitals Sunday.

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