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For what it is worth, here is the last paragraph of the leader from the
London Times of
Friday 18 December. It could probably be duplicated across the world. Last
time I
put a European point of view, it was not appreciated by some. But it might
be worth
listening to the residual wisdom of a country whose world dominance was not
so long ago
the equal of America's today, and just might be worth reflecting that the
rest of the world
thinks that America has gone mad.
'Yesterday's decision by Republican leaders to go ahead with the Clinton
impeachment hearings today is, in this grave context, highly irresponsible.
Whatever his views on Mr Clinton, it is folly for Trent Lott, the Senate
Majority Leader, implicitly to have questioned the integrity of his fellow
Republican William Cohen, who as Defence Secretary has sworn that the only
factor at stake in this decision was the national interest. Norman
Schwarzkopf, the Gulf War commander, endorses that military judgment.
President Clinton's necessary authority as Commander-in-Chief has been
called in question just when it is most required. This untimely display of
partisan politics serves neither justice, nor respect for the American
Constitution, nor American leadership in the world. '
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