I found this online today, re: Trent Lott:
The New York Times (12/18/98, p. A20) reported that "Under criticism from both parties, Senator Trent Lott of Mississippi, the majority leader, backed away from his charge that the strikes were linked to impeachment. After overnight reflection, he said, ‘I am satisfied this was a military decision.’...
"A parade of Republican Senators — including John McCain of Arizona, Richard G. Lugar of Indiana, John W. Warner of Virginia and Jesse Helms of North Carolina — voiced support for the President's decision to strike now. All are prominent party spokesmen on defense and foreign policy matters."
There's the difference between the Republicans and the Dimocrats. The Dimocrats NEVER back away from their wild accusations.
I remember very distinctly that the Republicans backed Clinton's decisions to go into Somalia. Clinton was the one who pulled the troops out of Somalia, not the Republican party or the "right wing conservatives" he was babbling about. This whole interview was an attempt to blame everyone else for his failings.