It hoped the presence of the six Republican presidential candidates and likely candidates in four hotly contested Senate races signaled a new prominence for Republican Jews. Besides McCain and Bush, others attending were conservative activist Gary Bauer, publisher Steve Forbes, Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah and radio talk show host Alan Keyes. Also on the program was New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, who is expected to challenge first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton for the U.S. Senate. During his speech, Hatch accused the Clinton-Gore administration of forcing a peace process on the Israeli people. He also chastised Mrs. Clinton for her recent silence as the wife of Yasser Arafat accused the Israelis of secretly poisoning Palestinian children.
Credibility is a strategic asset.
The world's only superpower should never give its word insincerely, we should never make idle threats. McCain did not name names, but campaign aides said he was referring to situations such as the United States pledging support to Kurdish rebels during their uprisings in northern Iraq, yet not stopping their slaughter by the Iraqi government. Instead, since shortly after the end of the Gulf War in 1991, the U.S. military has patrolled the skies over much of Iraq to prevent attacks by Baghdad.