Arizona Senator John McCain, a contender for the Republican presidential nomination, opened his remarks with a reference to Kosovo, saying, "we needed to win it." Hundreds of thousands of people were dislocated with thousands being murdered and raped, terrible things were happening the heart of Europe, it was destabilizing." While he may have disagreed with the Clinton Administration’s strategy and tactics, he gave the President credit for being steadfast in his commitment and added now we devote all our efforts to returning these innocent people to their homes and families." He closed his remarks on Kosov by saying we need to make sure that one of the great butchers to appear in Europe since World War II is in the dock before a war crimes tribunal.