The White House Briefing Room
February 15, 1999
PRESS BRIEFING BY SECRETARY OF STATE MADELEINE ALBRIGHT, ATTORNEY GENERAL JANET RENO, NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR SANDY BERGER, OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY GENERAL BARRY MCCAFFREY, AND NATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCIL DEPUTY DIRECTOR LAEL BRAINARD
3:22 P.M. EST
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Merida, Yucatan, Mexico)
______________________________________________________________
For Immediate Release February 15, 1999
PRESS BRIEFING BY
SECRETARY OF STATE MADELEINE ALBRIGHT,
ATTORNEY GENERAL JANET RENO,
NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR SANDY BERGER,
OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY
GENERAL BARRY MCCAFFREY,
AND NATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCIL DEPUTY DIRECTOR LAEL BRAINARD
Fiesta Americana Hotel
Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
3:22 P.M. EST
.................
Q Secretary Albright, while you're there, the Iraqi
Vice President said today that Iraq will attack a Turkish base
where U.S. war planes -- if U.S. jets continue to patrol the
skies over Iraq. Do you have any response to that?
SECRETARY ALBRIGHT: We have made very clear that were
there any attacks on our forces or on neighboring countries, that
our response would be swift and sure.
Q Have you addressed the specific threat in any way,
I mean, other than what you just said now? I mean, have you
conveyed your warning?
MR. BERGER: I think the Secretary just conveyed it
quite clearly. But I think the Iraqis should have no
misunderstanding of the consequences that that would have.
Q Is this a serious threat -- I mean, this Iraqi
Vice President --
MR. BERGER: I'm not going to characterize whether it's
serious or not. I think it would be extraordinarily
counterproductive for the Iraqis to undertake such a measure
because we would respond, as the Secretary said, strongly and
firmly.
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