[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 79 (Wednesday, June 17, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H4639-H4640]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     PAKISTAN NUCLEAR TESTS: ANOTHER CLINTON FOREIGN POLICY FAILURE

  (Mr. HEFLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. HEFLEY. Mr. Speaker, make no mistake about it, Asia is in a full 
blown nuclear arms race, and I think Bill Clinton is personally 
responsible for it.
  The sad truth is that Bill Clinton permitted the sale of satellite 
and missile technology to China. China provided nuclear assistance to 
Pakistan and Iran. That prompted India to boost its nuclear weapons 
program, not because it was afraid of Pakistan, but because it was 
afraid of China, and then Pakistan upped the ante.
  At best, this represents striking incompetence on the part of the 
Clinton-Gore administration. It will require congressional and other 
investigations to establish whether corruption also played a role.
  Presidents Reagan and Bush restored America's credibility and left 
America and the world safer places. Clinton has systematically eroded 
our credibility abroad and he is irresponsibly squandering the 
presidential legacy he inherited.
  So what does this President do? He jumps on India and Pakistan and 
jumps on a plane to China, which is the source of the problem. 
Outrageous. I suppose consistency is too much to expect from this 
administration.

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