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George W. Bush	Dick Cheney (GOP)	Harry Browne (Libertarian)	John McCain	Bill Bradley
Al Gore	Joe Lieberman (Dem.)	John Hagelin (Natural Law)	Steve Forbes	Donald Trump
Pat Buchanan	Ezola Foster (Reform)	Howard Phillips (Constitution)	Gary Bauer	Orrin Hatch
Ralph Nader	Winona_LaDuke (Green)	David McReynolds (Socialist)	Bob Smith	Elizabeth Dole
			Dan Quayle	Lamar Alexander
			John Kasich	Paul Wellstone

Al Gore on Kosovo

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Maintain presence in Balkans; Bush would destabilize NATO. (Oct 22)
Military�s role is nation building in Balkans and elsewhere. (Oct 21)
Genocide is a strategic interest & warrants intervention. (Oct 11)
Bosnia: Be proud that we stopped ethnic cleansing. (Oct 4)
Russians won�t ask Milosevic to step down. (Oct 3)
Will decide about Milosevic based on 24 years of experience. (Oct 3)
US must support Serbia in kicking out Milosevic. (Oct 3)
Supported early action in Bosnia; no �Vietnam syndrome�. (Mar 3)
Serbs committing crimes against humanity. (May 1999)
Ethnic cleansing means mass murder and we will stop it. (Apr 1999)
Moral interests apply to all; NATO can act on it here. (Apr 1999)
Ignoring Milosevic destabilizes Europe & world justice. (Apr 1999)
Moral interests dictate that we fight Milosevic�s evil. (Apr 1999)
Bomb until Serb forces withdraw & refugees return. (Apr 1999)

David McReynolds on Kosovo

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Stop bombing Yugoslavia; it breaches UN Charter. (May 1999)

Dick Cheney on Kosovo

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Opposed ground troops in Bosnia. (Jan 1997)

Ezola Foster on Kosovo

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No stance on record.

George W. Bush on Kosovo

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Focus on core mission by removing US troops from Balkans. (Oct 22)
Revise NATO; US out of Balkans; Europeans in. (Oct 21)
NATO: Europeans provide troops; US provides support only. (Oct 21)
Bush wants Europeans in Balkans; they�re already there. (Oct 19)
Harming NATO is a strategic interest & warrants intervention. (Oct 11)
After U.S. victory, Europeans should keep peace in Serbia. (Oct 11)
Replace US troops with European troops in Balkans. (Oct 11)
Let Russians convince Milosevic to step down. (Oct 3)
Pull US troops out of Balkans; and pay them more. (Aug 21)
No deadline for removing troops from Kosovo. (May 25)
Supported intervention & ground troops; but without UN. (Apr 2)
Be suspicious of agreement until Serbs gone & Kosovars home. (Jun 1999)
Timetable for US peacekeepers to hand over to Europeans. (Jun 1999)

Harry Browne on Kosovo

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US should not be involved in Kosovo at all. (Jan 13)
Feel moral imperative? Do it, but don�t force others to. (Jun 1999)
We bomb for morality; can US get bombed for immorality? (Jun 1999)
If Milosevic is a threat, post a bounty for his death. (Jun 1999)
Bombing doesn�t work; US intervention doesn�t work. (May 1999)
Undeclared wars are unconstitutional. (May 1999)
Under no conditions should US be in former Yugoslavia. (May 1996)

Howard Phillips on Kosovo

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US out of Kosovo. (Jan 13)
Kosovo war unconstitutional. (Sep 1999)

John Hagelin on Kosovo

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Ground troops out of Kosovo. (Jan 13)
�Coherence-creation� via meditation would reduce stress. (Apr 1999)

Joseph Lieberman on Kosovo

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Co-sponsored breaking the UN embargo on Bosnia. (Aug 8)
In US vital interest to support NATO and use of force. (Apr 1999)
Send uncompromising message to Milosevic. (Mar 1999)

Pat Buchanan on Kosovo

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In long term, Serbs & Kosovars & Albanians will resent US. (Mar 24)
Balkan policy is a neo-imperialist failure. (Mar 24)
End sanctions that hurt innocent Serbs. (Dec 1999)
Balkans: Let Europe police their own backyard. (Oct 1999)
We attacked Yugoslav territory without Congress� approval. (Oct 1999)
Kosovo conflict is illegal and unconstitutional. (Jun 1999)
Prefers �least-bad peace� patrolled by Europeans & locals. (Jun 1999)
Intervention causes the disaster we sought to avoid. (Jun 1999)
No vital US interests; no right of US attack. (Jun 1999)
War in Yugoslavia is none of our business. (May 1999)
NATO should not be the air arm of the KLA. (May 1999)

Ralph Nader on Kosovo

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Should have anticipated Yugoslav breakup by �waging peace�. (Jul 11)
Bosnia: Force acceptable to help against mass slaughter. (Oct 1996)

Winona LaDuke on Kosovo

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No stance on record.

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