Bill Clinton: “Oh, I got lots of letters from Bosnia, people who--I got wonderful letters from service people in Bosnia, men and women…”

“Oh, I got lots of letters from Bosnia, people who--I got wonderful letters from service people in Bosnia, men and women who went over there having questions about why they were going, was it worth it, was it going to be dangerous. Then they got involved with people in the communities nearby, with children. They understood--they saw the incredible tragedy of the carnage that existed before we went there. And these soldiers who write me these letters, or when I go over there--the second time I went over there, telling me how they--how proud they were; it was the right thing to do. I never will forget one prominent officer who went to Haiti, who told me--he said, ``You know, when you sent us down there, I just didn't know about that, but I'm glad we gave those people a chance to save their country.'' I think that of all ranks and all walks of life, our military people, they get caught up in actually seeing what they can do. The military is the most well-organized operation in our society, so you can only imagine the contrast between going into a war zone or a society that is totally dissolved over racial or ethnic or religious hatreds. To a little child who is used to living in chaos, seeing the United States as a symbol of both order and goodness, both things, is astonishing. And what I mostly hear back from the members of the Armed Services is when they see that and they see the human reaction it evokes and they see what it does for the image of the United States in those areas, most of them are very proud to have done what they have done. Kosovo Mrs. Cohen. You talked about Kosovo. It's very timely right now. What are we going to do? Are we going in on the ground? Are we going to be just that 10 percent of NATO, or are we going to be the dominant force? Who is going to command people who go in on the ground?”