Rather, Cronkite, Pelley (and a glimpse of Schieffer) - 1991
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[0:00] confirmed. Now, as I mentioned, we're
[0:02] bringing in our most experienced
[0:04] correspondents as part of our continuing
[0:06] CBS News coverage, and make no mistake,
[0:08] we'll be on the air here throughout the
[0:09] evening, and that includes, of course,
[0:11] uh the premier war correspondent uh in
[0:15] the United States, uh Walter Kankite.
[0:17] Walter, thanks for being with us
[0:19] tonight. You've been listening and
[0:20] watching, absorbing what's been
[0:22] happening. Give us some context and
[0:25] perspective.
[0:27] Well, uh, I don't think there's much one
[0:30] can add after the things you have been
[0:32] saying. War has started. A war that we
[0:35] cannot predict. We don't know how it's
[0:37] going to go. We don't know at this hour
[0:39] what our pilots have faced over Baghdad
[0:42] in the way of anti-aircraft weaponry. We
[0:45] know that it's likely to be very
[0:47] intense. The Iraqis have some very fine
[0:50] late weapons as you heard uh General
[0:52] Christ and others say tonight. Uh you
[0:55] have been correct. They are there are
[0:58] Americans dying undoubtedly at this
[1:00] hour. Uh we're assuming that their
[1:02] manned a