The blanket approach has raised concern on Capitol Hill and among human ਍਀爀椀最栀琀猀 最爀漀甀瀀猀 琀栀愀琀 椀琀 爀椀猀欀猀 甀渀搀攀爀洀椀渀椀渀最 琀栀攀 栀愀爀搀ⴀ昀漀甀最栀琀 氀攀最愀氀 愀爀挀栀椀琀攀挀琀甀爀攀 琀栀愀琀 ഀ ensures that U.S. moral and political values remain an integral part of U.S. ਍਀昀漀爀攀椀最渀 愀渀搀 搀攀昀攀渀猀攀 瀀漀氀椀挀礀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀ഀ

"We all want to be helpful, and I will listen to what they have in mind," ਍਀猀愀椀搀 匀攀渀⸀ 倀愀琀爀椀挀欀 䨀⸀ 䰀攀愀栀礀 ⠀䐀ⴀ嘀琀⸀⤀Ⰰ 挀栀愀椀爀洀愀渀 漀昀 戀漀琀栀 琀栀攀 匀攀渀愀琀攀 䨀甀搀椀挀椀愀爀礀 ഀ Committee and the Appropriations foreign operations subcommittee, which are ਍਀挀漀渀猀椀搀攀爀椀渀最 琀栀攀 氀攀最椀猀氀愀琀椀漀渀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀ഀ

"But we also want to be convinced that what is being proposed is sound, ਍਀洀攀愀猀甀爀攀搀 愀渀搀 渀攀挀攀猀猀愀爀礀 愀渀搀 渀漀琀 洀攀爀攀氀礀 椀洀瀀甀氀猀椀瘀攀Ⰰ∀ 猀愀椀搀 䰀攀愀栀礀Ⰰ 眀栀漀 猀瀀漀渀猀漀爀攀搀 琀栀攀 ഀ provision that restricts military aid to human rights violators. "Moral ਍਀氀攀愀搀攀爀猀栀椀瀀 椀渀 搀攀昀攀渀猀攀 漀昀 搀攀洀漀挀爀愀挀礀 愀渀搀 栀甀洀愀渀 爀椀最栀琀猀 椀猀 瘀椀琀愀氀 琀漀 眀栀愀琀 眀攀 猀琀愀渀搀 ഀ for in the world. Acts of terrorism are violations of human rights. Now is the ਍਀琀椀洀攀 琀漀 猀栀漀眀 眀栀愀琀 猀攀琀猀 甀猀 愀瀀愀爀琀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀漀猀攀 眀栀漀 愀琀琀愀挀欀 甀猀⸀∀㰀⼀倀㸀ഀ

So far, the administration has not disclosed specific plans to give aid to ਍਀愀渀礀 挀漀甀渀琀爀礀 愀猀 瀀愀爀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀 愀渀琀椀ⴀ琀攀爀爀漀爀椀猀洀 昀椀最栀琀⸀ 䈀甀琀 漀瀀琀椀漀渀猀 戀攀椀渀最 挀漀渀猀椀搀攀爀攀搀 椀渀 ഀ response to the Sept. 11 attacks in New York and Washington include potential ਍਀挀漀漀瀀攀爀愀琀椀漀渀 眀椀琀栀 瘀椀爀琀甀愀氀氀礀 攀瘀攀爀礀 䴀椀搀搀氀攀 䔀愀猀琀攀爀渀 愀渀搀 匀漀甀琀栀 愀渀搀 䌀攀渀琀爀愀氀 䄀猀椀愀渀 ഀ nation near Afghanistan -- some of which are currently under U.S. aid ਍਀爀攀猀琀爀椀挀琀椀漀渀猀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀ഀ

In his speech Thursday, Bush established an overriding test for alliance with ਍਀琀栀攀 唀渀椀琀攀搀 匀琀愀琀攀猀Ⰰ 猀愀礀椀渀最Ⰰ ∀䔀椀琀栀攀爀 礀漀甀 愀爀攀 眀椀琀栀 甀猀 漀爀 礀漀甀 愀爀攀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 ഀ terrorists." This is a standard that many in Congress have said they are willing ਍਀琀漀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀Ⰰ 搀攀猀瀀椀琀攀 栀甀洀愀渀 爀椀最栀琀猀 愀渀搀 漀琀栀攀爀 挀漀渀挀攀爀渀猀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀ഀ

"I don't think anybody has missed the fact that we're in a war. We were ਍਀愀琀琀愀挀欀攀搀Ⰰ∀ 猀愀椀搀 匀攀渀⸀ 䴀椀琀挀栀 䴀挀䌀漀渀渀攀氀氀 ⠀刀ⴀ䬀礀⸀⤀Ⰰ 爀愀渀欀椀渀最 洀椀渀漀爀椀琀礀 洀攀洀戀攀爀 漀昀 琀栀攀 ഀ appropriations subcommittee on foreign operations. He added that Congress should ਍਀最椀瘀攀 琀栀攀 愀搀洀椀渀椀猀琀爀愀琀椀漀渀 ∀愀渀礀 愀渀搀 愀氀氀∀ 愀猀猀椀猀琀愀渀挀攀 椀琀 渀攀攀搀猀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀ഀ

China, which is barred from U.S. aid and defense exports under nearly every ਍਀挀愀琀攀最漀爀礀 漀昀 爀攀猀琀爀椀挀琀椀漀渀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 椀猀 琀栀攀 漀戀樀攀挀琀 漀昀 猀甀戀猀琀愀渀琀椀愀氀 唀⸀匀⸀ 椀渀琀攀氀氀椀最攀渀挀攀 ഀ surveillance, has agreed to share intelligence on terrorists. After a meeting ਍਀眀椀琀栀 䌀栀椀渀攀猀攀 䘀漀爀攀椀最渀 䴀椀渀椀猀琀攀爀 吀愀渀最 䨀椀愀砀甀愀渀 栀攀爀攀 䘀爀椀搀愀礀Ⰰ 匀攀挀爀攀琀愀爀礀 漀昀 匀琀愀琀攀 䌀漀氀椀渀 ഀ L. Powell said U.S.-China cooperation "might have a military component," ਍਀愀氀琀栀漀甀最栀 椀琀 栀愀搀 渀漀琀 戀攀攀渀 搀椀猀挀甀猀猀攀搀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀ഀ

Many of the restrictions on military cooperation currently in place give the ਍਀瀀爀攀猀椀搀攀渀琀 琀栀攀 瀀漀眀攀爀 琀漀 氀椀昀琀 琀栀攀洀 昀漀爀 愀渀 椀渀搀椀瘀椀搀甀愀氀 挀漀甀渀琀爀礀Ⰰ 椀昀 栀攀 挀椀琀攀猀 愀 ഀ national security need. In the case of Pakistan, several different restrictions ਍਀栀愀瘀攀 戀攀攀渀 愀瀀瀀氀椀攀搀⸀ 唀渀搀攀爀 琀栀攀 䄀爀洀猀 䔀砀瀀漀爀琀 䌀漀渀琀爀漀氀 䄀挀琀Ⰰ 倀爀攀猀椀搀攀渀琀 䈀椀氀氀 䌀氀椀渀琀漀渀 眀愀猀 ഀ required to impose military and economic sanctions on both Pakistan and India ਍਀愀昀琀攀爀 琀栀攀礀 琀攀猀琀攀搀 渀甀挀氀攀愀爀 搀攀瘀椀挀攀猀 椀渀 䴀愀礀 ㄀㤀㤀㠀⸀ 吀栀漀猀攀 猀愀渀挀琀椀漀渀猀 眀攀爀攀 眀愀椀瘀攀搀 ഀ Saturday for both countries.

One exception came during the Reagan administration, when the House barred ਍਀唀⸀匀⸀ 昀甀渀搀椀渀最 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 一椀挀愀爀愀最甀愀渀 挀漀渀琀爀愀猀⸀ 匀甀戀猀攀焀甀攀渀琀 挀漀渀最爀攀猀猀椀漀渀愀氀 椀渀瘀攀猀琀椀最愀琀椀漀渀 ഀ of the Iran-contra scandal determined that the administration had covertly ਍਀猀甀瀀瀀氀椀攀搀 琀栀攀 愀猀猀椀猀琀愀渀挀攀 愀渀礀眀愀礀Ⰰ 氀攀愀搀椀渀最 琀漀 愀 渀甀洀戀攀爀 漀昀 琀栀攀 栀甀洀愀渀 爀椀最栀琀猀 愀渀搀 ഀ other restrictions that Bush now wants the power to waive.

McConnell has been at the forefront of efforts to impose sanctions on some ਍਀挀漀甀渀琀爀椀攀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 渀愀洀攀 漀昀 栀甀洀愀渀 爀椀最栀琀猀㬀 椀渀 ㄀㤀㤀㔀 栀攀 猀瀀漀渀猀漀爀攀搀 氀攀最椀猀氀愀琀椀漀渀 琀栀愀琀 挀甀琀 ഀ off virtually all U.S. cooperation with Burma in order to protect "the rights of ਍਀㐀㌀ 洀椀氀氀椀漀渀 䈀甀爀洀攀猀攀 挀椀琀椀稀攀渀猀⸀∀ 吀栀愀琀 氀愀眀 挀漀甀氀搀 愀氀猀漀 戀攀 眀愀椀瘀攀搀 椀昀 琀栀攀 ഀ administration found it useful to cooperate with Burma's oppressive military ਍਀爀攀最椀洀攀 椀渀 琀栀攀 戀愀琀琀氀攀 愀最愀椀渀猀琀 椀渀琀攀爀渀愀琀椀漀渀愀氀 琀攀爀爀漀爀椀猀洀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀ഀ

The most sweeping human rights provision currently in effect is the so-called ਍਀䰀攀愀栀礀 氀愀眀Ⰰ 眀栀椀挀栀 猀椀渀挀攀 ㄀㤀㤀㜀 栀愀猀 椀洀瀀漀猀攀搀 氀椀洀椀琀猀 漀渀 唀⸀匀⸀ 洀椀氀椀琀愀爀礀 愀猀猀椀猀琀愀渀挀攀 琀漀 ഀ all countries where rights abuses have been found within military and security ਍਀昀漀爀挀攀猀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀ഀ

Meanwhile, Human Rights Watch, whose reports the State Department uses to ਍਀挀漀洀瀀椀氀攀 洀甀挀栀 漀昀 椀琀猀 漀眀渀 愀渀渀甀愀氀 栀甀洀愀渀 爀椀最栀琀猀 爀攀瘀椀攀眀猀Ⰰ 眀爀漀琀攀 琀漀 䈀甀猀栀 漀渀 吀栀甀爀猀搀愀礀 ഀ urging "caution against ill-considered changes to U.S. law and policy that would ਍਀瀀甀琀 愀琀 爀椀猀欀 琀栀攀 戀愀猀椀挀 爀椀最栀琀猀 琀栀愀琀 眀攀爀攀 猀漀 戀爀愀稀攀渀氀礀 昀氀漀甀琀攀搀 愀 眀攀攀欀 愀最漀⸀∀㰀⼀倀㸀ഀ

The organization said it was particularly concerned about proposals to end a ਍਀㈀㘀ⴀ礀攀愀爀ⴀ漀氀搀 戀愀渀 漀渀 唀⸀匀⸀ 愀猀猀愀猀猀椀渀愀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 昀漀爀攀椀最渀 攀渀攀洀椀攀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀漀 攀愀猀攀 ㄀㤀㤀㔀 䌀䤀䄀 ഀ guidelines restricting recruitment of informants who are known human rights ਍਀瘀椀漀氀愀琀漀爀猀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀ഀ