In foreign affairs, we dealt with a lot of headaches. The crowd was still large, but the celebration was marked not so much by shouting exuberance as by a genuine h ” During the transition period, I had talked to Strobe a lot about the deteriorating situation in Russia and the imperative of averting disaster. Then I argued for Al Gore, emphasizing his strong convictions, good ideas, understanding of the future, and fundamental decency.
In the face of these challenges, the American people had taken a chance on me. After all, the people had been told for twelve years that government was the source of all our problems, and was so incompetent it couldn’t organize a two-car parade. Bush had both won handily in Iowa, as expected. It was a big job, most of which would be performed by our European allies, even as America had borne the lion’s share of responsibility for the air war.
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