Political Quotes

“I think that is the right course of action. I have felt that way for some while, and I believe that the minority leader and most of my colleagues believe this is the right course. However, I've heard a lot of comments on the talk shows and from a number of our colleagues about the terrible suffering and tragedy that is occurring in what used to be Yugoslavia. There always seems to be an undertone of criticism of the Clinton administration. I simply observe this: The Clinton administration, under difficult circumstances, is trying to provide leadership with very, difficult allies, in which there is no uniformity about how to proceed. Those who say we need to do something different or something more, need to clearly articulate what they specifically think. Do they think we ought to introduce U.S. ground troops in that region of the world to deal with this issue? Clearly, we should do more. I agree with the minority leader. Let us lift the arms embargo.”