Bill Clinton: “Well, I doubt that that would happen. We had a good talk the other day, President Yeltsin and I did. And I know that he…”

“Well, I doubt that that would happen. We had a good talk the other day, President Yeltsin and I did. And I know that he very much hopes that a violent confrontation can be avoided. So do I. But in the end, it is up to Saddam Hussein. It is not up to the rest of us. I haven't talked to a single soul who hopes there will be some sort of violent encounter here, not a soul. Prime Minister Blair. That's absolutely right.”