Bill Clinton: “Let me take the second question first. I believe that we have resolved this matter with France, and as a practical…”

“Let me take the second question first. I believe that we have resolved this matter with France, and as a practical matter, I have followed the policy of every President not to publicly discuss intelligence-related questions. Secondly, I just got through saying, I think we're getting into too much name-calling in Washington, and I don't want to exacerbate that. I made it very clear what I said in my speech at the Nixon Center the other night. There are understandable tendencies all across the world-- the gentleman just asked me the question about the Russian Duma--there are understandable tendencies all across the world to look inward in these democracies and in all countries where popular pressure is saying, ``Let's shut the world out. This is a complicated world. We don't have control over all this. We've got enough problems here at home. We've got to walk away from them.'' And they are working on people, everywhere in the world. They are working on people here in the United States. I do not want us to become either economically or politically isolated. That's what I mean by isolationist. Therefore, as you know, I believe that since we have no intention of just closing our borders-- we're getting all the downside of global trade in terms of having people in vulnerable jobs being dislocated. Expanding trade gives us the upside, gives us the chance to win, to promote democracy and stability abroad and to get more high-wage jobs here. I think it would be a bad mistake for us to restrict the power of me--this President or any future President in peacekeeping, in all those areas. So you know who's on what side on all these issues, and you know how I feel about it. And I don't think that us getting into name-calling will further that. Peter [Peter Maer, Westwood One] and then Anne [Anne Compton, ABC News]. Russia”