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Bush & Clinton Face-Off (Politely) In Toronto
President Bush defended President Clinton’s record on Rwanda during the former U.S. leaders’ face-to-face discussion Friday on a range of issues in Toronto.
The event’s moderator had asked Clinton whether he had done enough to stop the genocide in Rwanda that occurred early during the Clinton administration, the CBC reported.
“We couldn’t have saved all of them,” Clinton said, but he lamented that “we could have saved as many as 300,000 lives. … I have no defense.”
But Bush added that it was “not realistic” to think that the Rwandan genocide could have been stopped with a mere phone call by the U.S. president, the CBC reported.
As for the crisis in Darfur during Bush’s administration, “I was confronted by a situation of where do I send the Marines?” Bush said, explaining that international consensus was against acting unilaterally.
Bush also called Clinton “brother” in the event, their first ever appearance together on stage.
Bush said he never liked it when previous administration officials criticized his government but says Clinton was respectful and never did.
Bush said his mother, Barbara Bush, quips that “President Clinton and Father share the stage so much, he’s like a son to her. … So, brother, it’s good to see you.”
The moderator was Frank McKenna, Canada’s former ambassador to the United States. Among the other issues discussed were AIDS and border security. Reprinted from Fox News. For more news and information, click the link below for www.foxnews.com. Fox is the leading name in cable news.
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