Burgess Owens: “last Friday, on March 31, President Clinton and President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and the Secretary General of the United…”

“last Friday, on March 31, President Clinton and President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and the Secretary General of the United Nations presided over ceremonies in Haiti for the transition from the multinational force led by the United States to the U.N. force. It was an impressive ceremony where the nations of the world, many contingents of the nations of the world, agreed to submit and march under the U.N. banner in order to continue the progress in Haiti toward democracy. In the United States, this historic landmark received only moderate attention, but throughout the world and the international community, where most of the people of this planet live in underdeveloped nations, there was great rejoicing. I think that this was a special occasion where a new and special high standard was set for the new world order. A model for protecting democracy has been set in place as we go into the new world order. The U.S. Government also has given new meaning to the concept of superpower. The U.S. superpower was used in this case to nurture democracy. The U.S. superpower was used to give the poorest nation in this hemisphere an opportunity to be born again. The U.S. superpower has demonstrated unmatched generosity and compassion. This is a superpower that has earned the right to prosper for a thousand years. This is a superpower that all Americans should fight to maintain. The hard job has been done. The great risks have been taken.”