Bill Clinton: “I think it's premature to discuss that. I think now what--the issue now is what is going to be the role of Sinn Fein in…”

“I think it's premature to discuss that. I think now what--the issue now is what is going to be the role of Sinn Fein in the ongoing peace effort. Will they join? I hope they will. I still believe that the decision I made on the visa was the correct one. We all have to take some chances for peace. I think when he came here, he saw that the Irish in America want peace. They want him to be a part of the peace process, but they want peace. And I think that there was a sense of what a political process can be and how it can work. And so I think we have served a good purpose in doing that. And I'm very hopeful. I'm more hopeful today as a result of the report I've received about his comments. But I think it would be premature for me to say anything about any other issuance, because the one thing we don't want to do in this country--not just in Northern Ireland but in the Middle East as well or any other place where we're working for peace where others are at odds--is to do anything to disrupt the process. We're trying to help make the peace, not to interrupt it.”