Clinton Acted Selflessly

The staff shows its own pettiness by questioning the president's motives in this situation. This agreement was never a foregone conclusion, and the president stood to suffer a major embarrassment if the talks failed, as they almost did on several occassions. President Clinton was under no obligation to enter these negotiations, and will derive little domestic political gain from their success.

Instead of insinuating that Clinton has used the Wye Summit to bolster his own historical legacy, we should unconditionally commend him for bringing about a landmark step toward peace that, according to all parties involved, would have been impossible without him.