Bill Clinton actually said...

"We believe that ultimately in any democracy, all decisions were finally resolved in a political manner in a way that would permit the cycle of violence to be broken."

"The United States has always said that Chechnya was a part of Russia and was ultimately a problem that had to be resolved by the people of your nation, consistent with your constitutional laws."

"There has been too much reliance on violence and force, including on the part of the Russian government and the Russian armed forces."

"I have made it clear from the beginning that we would not be involved with ground troops in this U.N. mission."