Remarks at a Gore 2000 Reception in Little Rock
08/06/1999
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
The United States will keep abreast of developments in Ecuador that are pertinent to the designation criteria.
Doing just that has been the work of Sheldon Hackney's life.
I have directed U.S. armed forces to participate in these operations pursuant to my constitutional authority as Commander in Chief.
Government must be willing to supply the tools of that change.