Orrin Hatch: “I strongly support General McCaffrey's nomination and applaud President Clinton's choice of this decorated hero of the…”

“I strongly support General McCaffrey's nomination and applaud President Clinton's choice of this decorated hero of the Vietnam and Desert Storm conflicts. General McCaffrey currently runs the United States military's joint command in Latin American--Southern Command, also know as SOUTHCOM. SOUTHCOM is responsible for overseeing the military's Latin American interdiction efforts. I have been a vocal critic of President Clinton's drug policy, or should I say, lack of drug policy. While President Clinton has abdicated his responsibility to combat the plague of illegal narcotics to fight the war on drugs by refusing to use the bully pulpit of the Presidency to speak out against drugs, I believe that he should be commended for the nomination of General McCaffrey to join forces with others such as Judge Freeh [FBI], Tom Constantine [DEA] and Attorney General Janet Reno who have been instrumental in fighting the drug war. General McCaffrey has the opportunity to use his position to condemn drug use and take active steps in formulating a policy that will help this Nation triumph over drug abuse.”