Political Quotes

“I arrived in Moscow the same day the President was leaving Moscow, and while I did support the President's visit to Russia because we had made the announcement and I thought it would be very ill-timed for him not to go, it would send a very wrong signal that America was abandoning Russia at a time of economic chaos, I do not think much at all was discussed of substance. The agreements that were reached were certainly not earth-shattering agreements in the arms control arena, they were relatively minor additions to a regime that we already have in place, working with the Russians. The space station should have been a major topic because, as my colleague has pointed out, it is a very emotional issue in this body about whether or not we are going to have the ability to continue and complete that project. I think part of our problem is, and this is something the Russian people may have to deal with, and that is the effectiveness of their President.”