Samuel Berger
Samuel Berger
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Mounting a ground invasion here with hundreds of thousands, with tens of thousands of soldiers fighting from village to village, week by week, with untold numbers of casualties is not something we think is in our national interest,
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Too many Americans look at the Chinese dragon and see only sharp teeth and scales, and too many Chinese look at the American eagle and see only fierce eyes and strong claws.
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We don't think that a limited system, particularly if we proceed here in the context of a modified ABM treaty ... would ignite an arms race.
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It would upset the very delicate and the central balance that has existed for 25 years across the Taiwan Straits,
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We have to look at what the mission is, what the circumstances are, what others are prepared to do and consult very intensively with the Congress. We've made no decision. The president's made no decisions,
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Unless you come into compliance with your obligations in October -- that is, draw down your forces and agree to the peace agreement that the contact group endorsed today which provides for self-government for Kosovo -- then NATO is prepared,
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We have a very large team on the ground now: FBI, Justice Department and other military people, ... Meet the Press.
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We have a tremendous opportunity right before us now to finish this job in this area. But that's going to take not just grudging American presence and kind of confusing signals about whether we've got one foot out the door. It's going to take real American participation with the Europeans to try to continue to stabilize the situation and ultimately bring Southeast Europe into NATO.
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I am sure the full range of issues involving Kosovo will be discussed, but I believe that the consensus in NATO very clearly is to stay the course,
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Move to the path of peace or face the punishment of NATO.
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To spend too much time on it right now just simply diverts us then from bringing the violence under control. It can't be done unless both parties want it done.
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We were reinforcing our troop presence in South Korea and had other military options on the table.
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The President is determined to enforce an expanded no-fly zone in the south, which restricts Saddam's capacity to threaten his neighbors and our strategic interests.
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I think that there are a number of areas where we are cooperating with Russia -- on economic activities, on arms control activities. We need to build on those,