Bill Clinton: “I don't think it's fruitful for me to second-guess Mr. Butler now. One of the things that I have seen in his--he hasn't…”

“I don't think it's fruitful for me to second-guess Mr. Butler now. One of the things that I have seen in his--he hasn't been there very long, but since he's been there he's been quite aggressive. And keep in mind what our goal is here. Our goal is to use these inspections to try to ensure that a weapons of mass destruction program is not developed. And since there is absolutely no reason to believe that Mr. Butler has been anything other than extremely faithful to his task, I think we should let these talks unfold. I would have been disturbed if the flight had been suspended and there hadn't been a clear statement that they would be resumed shortly. But since he made a clear statement that they would be resumed shortly, I think we have to give him the benefit of the doubt on this, and let's see if we can work through it.”