18/02/2026 04:08

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I had been impressed by Fahd’s call, in early 1993, asking me to stop the ethnic cleansing of the Bosnian Muslims. Still, on balance, the debates were good for me. Now Vince, the tall, handsome, strong, and self-assured person they felt was the most stable of them all, was gone. We had already reduced toxic air pollution from chemical plants by 90 percent, and had set tough standards to reduce smog and soot that would prevent millions of cases of childhood asthma.

I pledged to respect their rights of self-determination, tribal sovereignty, and religious freedom, and to work hard to improve the federal government’s relations with them. The last thing she wanted to talk about was death. sed up like her in all her manifestations, with different hairdos and in different roles, from pushing health care to making tea and cookies. Circumstances, miscommunication, and psychological barriers had kept it from happening, but at least we now knew what it would take for Israel and Syria to get there once both sides were ready.