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To: FaultLine who wrote (28807)	5/7/2002 8:37:13 PM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Bill Sees G.I.s in Mideast By JOSE MARTINEZ Tuesday May 07 2002 New York Daily News dailynews.yahoo.com Former President Bill Clinton warned yesterday that one day the U.S. might have no alternative but to intervene militarily to end the bloodshed in the Middle East. Clinton, speaking at Hunter College, said the violence between the Israelis and Palestinians might have to be policed by a coalition of Americans, Europeans and Russians. "There will have to be a global force of some kind," he said. "If President Bush (news - web sites) says he wants to be a part of it, I will strongly support it." Clinton took a swipe at Israeli leadership when he lamented the 1995 assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin (news - web sites) by a right-wing Jew, saying there would be peace today if "my friend" Rabin were alive. But with no ceasefire agreement looming, Clinton said the next peace-brokering move in the Middle East probably will have to be made by an outside party. "I do believe it will have to be, if not imposed, at least strongly pushed," he said. "I believe it will require international forces ... and I think we ought to show up and do it." Clinton called the Middle East crisis the biggest obstacle to globalization, which was the theme of his 30-minute address at Hunter. The former President was invited to Hunter by college President Jennifer Raab to help wrap up Prof. Andrew Polsky's honors course that examined his presidency. Polsky's class met privately for an hour with Clinton before he took to the lectern in front of the audience of 2,000. Bubba was Big Man on Campus when he appeared, winning loud cheers as he reflected on his eight years in office and how he would run the country if he were still in charge. "I sure do miss the work," he said. "There just is nothing like it." Friends and Enemies Clinton argued that increased globalization and foreign aid would reduce the number of enemies abroad, along with the spread of killer diseases. "Why don't we take a little money and make us a few friends and fewer enemies?" he said. After his speech, Clinton slowly worked his way across a stage, where he was mobbed by students who thrust their hands and pieces of paper up at him and screamed "Mr. President!" He easily made a few pals among Hunter's students, as he playfully teased one student about his rainbow-colored shoes and took questions that steered away from his scandals. "We realized the importance of meeting with the President," said senior Catriona Stuart, a political science major. "If you ever get that chance to meet with a public figure, you want to ask questions of substance, and not waste time on those other areas."