Kenneth Bacon Quotes

There isn't any conceivable reason why Iran needs a missile of intercontinental range if it's worried about regional security issues. It already has, in the Shahab-3, a missile that should allow it to deter or intimidate, if that's its goal, its neighbors. So it's a little puzzling why they would want missiles of longer range, but apparently they are working on those. - Kenneth Bacon

There are some signs that in recent weeks Saddam Hussein has been concentrating more on defensive measures rather than offensive measures. - Kenneth Bacon

Then the international community will have to decide what to do next, based on Milosevic's activities. - Kenneth Bacon

Their job is to distill the lessons learned so that we can improve our force protection (and) reduce the chances that we will be subject to another terrorist attack like this. - Kenneth Bacon

The train is leaving the station. If diplomacy fails here, we will have to look at different options. - Kenneth Bacon

The Russians have said they plan to stay out of this conflict and we take that commitment seriously. - Kenneth Bacon

The KLA (Kosovo Liberation Army) is responding, but it's basically trying to get out of the way, to retreat to the hills and preserve itself. The bulk of the fighting is at the instigation of the Yugoslav forces. - Kenneth Bacon

The Iraqi planes when they saw they were engaged and being fired upon by the U.S. planes turned and beat a hasty retreat out of the no-fly zone. - Kenneth Bacon

The current level of violence is unacceptable, and we're trying to make that clear in all sorts of communications to Milosevic and to his army and his police forces. - Kenneth Bacon

Speaking as the President's chief of staff, I think you are doing the President an enormous disservice. One, it will leak. Two, it will be politically and diplomatically disastrous when it leaks I think your invasion plan is a dangerous plan even to have on the table in the position of being leaked I would throw it in Tampa Bay and hope the sharks would eat it. - Kenneth Bacon

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