Bill Clinton: “Well, I didn't have any choice. The people who brought it up were the Republican Senators. They made it their number one…”

“Well, I didn't have any choice. The people who brought it up were the Republican Senators. They made it their number one legislative--go back and read the chronology of how all this came up. They stirred it and swung it and made sure it was the number one issue of the world. Do I wish I had never taken a position on it? You know, I often say what I think. My position on this was basically taken in the campaign when someone asked me about it. And by the way, don't forget one other thing. There was also evidence which was being put into all these court cases that the military knew that they had some gay service members who were permitted to serve in Desert Storm because they were needed and they were good service members, and then they were kicked out, which I thought was not a very good thing. All this happened before I showed up. Civil Rights”