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do. And fortunately, there were no combat casualties here. But you'll be happy to
know, since 9/11, Americans are now willing to take casualties here in Kosovo.
They laughed because they knew it was true. Clinton's intervention in Kosovo, which prevented
a genocide, did not have our country's wholehearted support. Americans did not like
the Serbian atrocities they saw on their televisions, but they were in no mood to see our
troops take casualties. Certainly not in Kosovo. And certainly not before 9/11.
The bombing campaign was particularly unpopular with certain Republicans, who had
no qualms about expressing their objections while our troops were in harm's way.
The President said if we did nothing, there would be an instability in the region.
There would be a flood of refugees, Kosovars would die, and the credibility of
NATO would be undermined. Well, Clinton's bombing campaign has caused all
these problems to explode.
House Majority Whip Tom DeLay—May 2, 1999
This is President Clinton's war, and when he falls flat on his face, that's his problem.
Senator Richard Lugar—May 3, 1999
I had doubts about the bombing campaign from the beginning. I didn't think we
had done enough in the diplomatic area.
Senator Trent Lott—May 4, 1999
They haven't prepared for anything in this. And they're running out of weapons to
do it. And frankly, I don't think Clinton has the moral authority or ability to fight this
war correctly.
Sean Hannity—May 10, 1999
Thank God, Republicans are honorable and understand the patriotic value of constructive
dissent. Otherwise, during this year's war in Iraq, guys like Hannity would have gone after
any Democrats who were the least bit critical of President Bush.
Um, wait a minute. Here's Hannity on national television:
Forty-eight hours we're sending our men and women in harm's way, and there's
the leader of your party [Tom Daschle] in the United States Senate disgracefully attacking
our president at a time when we're going to war. You ought to be ashamed.
Every Democrat in this country ought to be ashamed of what this man did yesterday
and what he repeated again today.
-March 18, 2003