Frank Lautenberg: “President Bill Clinton went immediately to the scene of the violence, to Egypt, to the region where so much is taking…”

“President Bill Clinton went immediately to the scene of the violence, to Egypt, to the region where so much is taking place, to plead and beg and to force a peaceful resolution, to stop the violence. That is what he said: Stop the violence. He wasn't drawing the terms. It is not fair to say that we have done nothing. We went into Afghanistan with bombs. We attacked what we thought was the appropriate target. Yes, we missed when we went to the Sudan, but is that a criticism of our troops, of our pilots? Are they saying that mistakes don't happen in conflict or in a wartime exercise? I am not talking about practice. I am talking about the exercise of defense. Would we restrict the rights of our citizens to travel? Do we say that our warships can't circulate around the world? Do we say we have to stay home, come back here and just hide in our harbors so that we don't have any problems? Our people who enlist always know there is some risk. They have been asked to do tough duty.”