Samuel Berger
Samuel Berger
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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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I'm sure there will be a review by the Navy of the conduct of these flights and whether any adjustments need to be made, ... But I don't believe that they will be suspended.
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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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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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It would upset the very delicate and the central balance that has existed for 25 years across the Taiwan Straits,
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Move to the path of peace or face the punishment of 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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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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But I do think we should use all of the momentum that exists now to try to bring the parties as close together as possible.
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If there is a peace agreement, then we will have to consult with the Congress, and the president will have to make a decision. No decision has been made at this point.
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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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We were reinforcing our troop presence in South Korea and had other military options on the table.
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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,
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I think as Americans go about their plans, they should be vigilant. Obviously, if they see something that looks suspicious, they should report it to law enforcement.