Mike Levin: “That means--what it means is, the civilian control over the police, and that the police will operate within the…”

“That means--what it means is, the civilian control over the police, and that the police will operate within the standards which are followed in democratic countries, which means a semblance, presumably, of process for its citizens, avoidance of physical violence against its citizens, and the kind of implementation of the law which democratic countries seek to achieve. I may say to my good friend from West Virginia that it was because these benchmarks, in the judgment of many of us, including me, are not achievable within a reasonable period of time--that this involves too long a period, that this would require some significant restructuring-- that we pressed General Clark, when he was here, for what would be the estimated timeline to achieve those kinds of goals. This is not the military mission, by the way. This is the civil restructuring that mission seeks to support. That was what I just previously read from. The military mission is what I just read from a moment ago. These are the benchmarks which the Dayton implementation, hopefully, will follow and achieve. But I must say, I agree with the Senator from West Virginia--at least as to what I believe he is driving at--that these benchmarks will take a significant period of time. That was the point that I made to General Clark.”