Political Quotes

“Control of weapons of mass destruction, particularly nuclear weapons, is the most critical national security issue facing the United States today. A number of anti-democratic regimes--North Korea, Iran, Iraq, Libya, and Syria--are known to be developing such weapons. Concerns over the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction extend even to some democratic countries such as India and Pakistan where deep and longstanding animosities could result in renewed warfare that could become nuclear. Finally, China in recent years has emerged as a strong destabilizing force both in its own region of east Asia and as an irresponsible supplier of weapons to rogue regimes. The principal purpose of this trip was to study and discuss non-proliferation issues in three critical areas: North Korea, India-Pakistan, and the Middle East. Unfortunately, in all three areas, the Clinton administration's efforts have been longer on pontification and rhetoric than on performance.”