McCain's foreign policy--which would hopefully be led by Gen. Colin Powell as secretary of state, he said--would "cut down on deployments" around the world. At the same time, he would share missile defense technologies with Russia, despite that nation's controversial war with Chechen separatists.
But McCain said he would push to cut off funding from the International Monetary Fund to Russia if the former communist nation does not relent in its military campaign in Chechnya, calling Russian President Boris Yeltsin a "decrepit president."
The crowd of 1,000 gave McCain a standing ovation as he ended his remarks, and audience reaction was largely positive.
"He's the man," said Aaron B. Siegel '03, a McCain supporter.
Heather A. Woodruff '03, an undecided Republican voter and also a member of the Institute of Politics, said she was impressed by McCain.
"I really liked the way he seemed to be giving me his true opinion, whether I would agree or not," she said.
While Robert R. Porter '02, chair of Harvard Students for Bush, criticized McCain's "unfortunate obsession" with campaign finance reform, McCain seemed to appeal a number of Democrats in the audience.
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