" NONE of us wanted Arafat to be invited, but that does not allow us to make our own foreign policy. I am a strong believer that we need to respect the Office of the Presidency even if we don't respect the person occupying the Office. Rudy demonstrated a complete lack of respect for the presidency." Not knowing anything more about it than what you reported, it sounds like one of the inevitable trade offs that were disproportionately associated with the Clinton presidency. In hind sight without knowing the details, it sounds justified.