George Robertson
George Robertson
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We did the right thing, we did the only thing. We stopped a great evil,
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We are determined to starve this limited group of extremists of the means
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We're not going away, ... We will go away when he (Hussein) complies with the (U.N.) Security Council resolutions.
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We are confronting a regime which is intent on genocide,
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We stand shoulder to shoulder in a new kind of struggle and a struggle that we have to win,
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We want joint decision-making in certain areas which would need consensus 'at 20' and obviously we would work to get it, on the other hand nobody can deny the right of NATO to act as 19 if it decides to do so,
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He should not attempt to steal this election and should listen to the verdict of his people,
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He is in the free world again. I have no doubt he will express his views.
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There is a disagreement on timing at the moment by a small number of nations, but there is no disagreement on substance at all. This is not some sort of bust-up.
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I have absolutely no doubt that the alliance will, as it has promised, stand by its ally Turkey, which happens to be a neighbor of Iraq, ... There is no dispute about that at all.
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If there were to be clear and unambiguous evidence that (Yugoslav President Slobodan) Milosevic was meeting the conditions, and that he seemed to be doing so, then we would consider a bombing pause to allow an orderly withdrawal of his forces,
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I have heard the news and greatly welcome it. I hope it will lead to greater stability for the people of Iraq.
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We are focusing entirely on the defense of Turkey in the circumstances where that ally believes it is under threat and NATO as a collective security alliance with obligations that go along with that. (But) we're not part of any decision-making process that is tied to the United Nations.
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Together, the countries that spent four decades glowering at each other across the wall of hatred and fear now have the opportunity to transform Euro-Atlantic security for the better,