Bill Clinton

I hope very much that this development will create an opportunity for terminating the military phase of the Russian operation in Chechnya and putting the quest for peace there back on a political track.

Nothing—nothing—can justify this outrageous act at your hospital and innocent people being killed.

We are very, very grateful for it.

We hope that in the end all the people of Russia, including the people in Chechnya, can be reconciled so that your democracy can flourish everywhere and the cycle of violence can be broken.

I think it was certainly a good idea to extend the meeting next year to other former Soviet states, and indeed other states as well.

I was quite confident that START II would be ratified in the fairly near future by the United States Senate.

This has been a very successful meeting.

You have identified by your question one of the very key issues in the negotiations. Any answer that we give will undermine the possibility that a successful negotiation can occur. Thank you very much. [At this point, the President was…

I have nothing to add to what the Prime Minister said. As you know, the objective of the United States is to open the market, to be free to compete. But it would have been inappropriate for us to engage in the details of the discussion. As…

Well, of course, we hope that won't happen. But we've already considered the alternatives, and I believe we're on the right course.

I strongly support the rapid reaction force.

I believe the best chance of that is before the electoral season begins in the summer of 1996.

I have made it clear from the beginning that we would not be involved with ground troops in this U.N. mission.

I want to congratulate Salt Lake City on their successful pursuit of the Olympics in 2002.

I am firm in my belief that the future of our Republic depends on strong families and that committed fathers are essential to those families.

The rapid reaction force is supposed to be able to get them out of tights if they get in it and to support them when they need the support.

This proposal offers the best chance in a generation to break through the stalemate between the parties that has blocked progress for reform.

The United States must continue to lead, even as we work hard on these matters at home.

There will never—they will not make peace, sir, until they get tired of fighting each other.

Working together to follow up on our New Hampshire agreement, we have a rare opportunity for truly bipartisan cooperation on a matter of urgent concern to the American people.

The arms embargo would be an instrument of genocide if the U.N. mission weren't keeping more people alive.

I was delighted when you and I agreed to the suggestion of a citizen in New Hampshire that we create a bipartisan commission to address the issues of political reform.

The American people want to know that we will act during this Congress.

I will make my best efforts to secure funding for it because I believe it's the right thing to do.

I think it's very good. I know that I personally have a lot of confidence in President Chirac. I think he's entered office with a lot of energy and direction and conviction about the things that are good not only for France but for our…