Bill Clinton: “Of course I've seen it. I'm not a handicapper. I want to be encouraging. The important thing is that the public that I…”

“Of course I've seen it. I'm not a handicapper. I want to be encouraging. The important thing is that the public that I saw there in December of '95 in both communities wanted peace. They wanted an honorable peace. They wanted a process by which they could begin to work together. And I think that the agreement that Senator Mitchell has hammered out, that the parties have agreed to, provides them that chance, and I hope that they will seize it. [At this point, one group of reporters left the room, and another group entered.]”