It was helpful to have the American troops there in great strength. They knew there'd be consequences if they didn't move back. Now, there has been some removal of the foreign forces.

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The NATO forces will, to the extent that they have capacity, assist the war crimes...

The NATO forces will, to the extent that they have capacity, assist the war crimes...

The United States has done more for the war crimes tribunal than any other country...

The United States has done more for the war crimes tribunal than any other country...

Only two countries in this hemisphere are not democratic, but many countries in both Central...

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We've worked with President Yeltsin. He is the President of the country. He's been a...

We've worked with President Yeltsin. He is the President of the country. He's been a...

Both sides were supposed to release all their prisoners, those were unconditional. There was some...

Both sides were supposed to release all their prisoners, those were unconditional. There was some...

I don't want to talk about intelligence matters. I will say, however, that intelligence-community estimates...

I don't want to talk about intelligence matters. I will say, however, that intelligence-community estimates...

We see considerable strain in Russia, and that's obviously a matter of concern to us....

We see considerable strain in Russia, and that's obviously a matter of concern to us....

My clerkship with Justice Douglas was tremendously important. He told me, Christopher, get out into...

My clerkship with Justice Douglas was tremendously important. He told me, Christopher, get out into...

My father was a small-town banker. He became very ill when I was 10 years...

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Despite the demands of this job, one of the things my wife and I try...

Despite the demands of this job, one of the things my wife and I try...

The Palestinian election is something that was really a turning point. It's a mandate for...

The Palestinian election is something that was really a turning point. It's a mandate for...

Probably the most useful thing I can do as secretary of state is to assist...

Probably the most useful thing I can do as secretary of state is to assist...

I'm very much in favor of focused responsibility, and so in the main areas that...

I'm very much in favor of focused responsibility, and so in the main areas that...

It's very important to always put things in their historical contexts. It teaches important lessons...

It's very important to always put things in their historical contexts. It teaches important lessons...

We've had it very clear to the Bosnians that our obligation to equip and train...

We've had it very clear to the Bosnians that our obligation to equip and train...

It's very important not to lose your temper in a courtroom, or in anything else...

It's very important not to lose your temper in a courtroom, or in anything else...

We've had some fairly intensive discussions leading up to these meetings between NATO and Russia,...

We've had some fairly intensive discussions leading up to these meetings between NATO and Russia,...

I think before 1997 is over, NATO will have taken giant strides in what's called...

I think before 1997 is over, NATO will have taken giant strides in what's called...

The monitors indicated that it was a credible election, I think, in an overall sense,...

The monitors indicated that it was a credible election, I think, in an overall sense,...

Environmental degradation, overpopulation, refugees, narcotics, terrorism, world crime movements, and organized crime are worldwide problems...

Environmental degradation, overpopulation, refugees, narcotics, terrorism, world crime movements, and organized crime are worldwide problems...