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    "ocrText": "3 -\nI am quite confident about most of the signatures we\nhave. I know that if the President sends it to the\nHill, he will do the best he can to get people to\n\"crawfish\" on it.\nJACKSON:\nA close vote is no victory. You can't conduct\nforeign policy that way. There was no consultation\nwith Bob (Packwood), myself, or others. They went ahead an\nannounced the AWACS package. That is not a way to\nconduct foreign policy. There is a strong bipartisan\nposition here.\nJEPSEN:\nThis administration announced the package, but I would\nsay that it had been promised by the previous Administratio\nQUESTION:\nWhere in the Middle East should be?\nJACKSON:\nThere is a clear need for AWACS coverage\non a regional basis. That is a military decision --\nwatch the area adjacent to Afghanistan and\nnorth of Iran. Should be part of regional security\nforce. Saudi Arabia has least ability of any country in\nthat region to defend itself. The only countries that\nhave the military capability -- Turkey, Egypt and\nIsrael -- Israel has the most credible force in the\nentire area. We watched them fight in the Yom Kipper\nWar. It is a most credible force, and the Soviets\nhave respect for the Israeli force. They can put\nmore troops in field than the U.S.\nQUESTION:\nIs it a political decision?\nJACKSON:\nThe idea that they are coming in to buy aircraft of\nthis technology that they can't operate is incredible.\nIt is evidence of the power. I.don't think that is\nthe way to build regional security force. If you have\ncredible military force in that area, my judgment is\nthat the Soviets will not move.\nQUESTION:\nAre you concerned that they would buy aircraft from\nother countries?\nJACKSON:\nThey make that decision; they could buy Mirages from\nFrance; but who is going to fly them -- the Foreign\nLegion?"
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