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(12 Oct 2000) English/Nat By turns polite and prickly, Al Gore and George W. Bush debated stark differences on a wide range of issues Wednesday night, treading carefully to avoid offending voters or breaking precedent with their presidential mentors. It got a little bit personal in the end to keep things lively. Seeking an advantage in their nip-and-tuck race for president, the major party candidates painted different visions of the role of American military power overseas, with Gore defending humanitarian and nation-building missions and Bush warning that the U.S. forces are overextended. The policies of President Clinton and former President Bush loomed large over the second of three presidential debates. Gore suggested the United States could have saved lives if the Clinton administration had acted earlier in Rwanda and Bush chuckled slightly when asked to assess foreign interventions spear headed by his father. The candidates agreed in many remarks on many matters, but clashed often on foreign policy, hate crime legislation, same-sex marriage, gun control, health care, taxes and the environment. Time and again the rivals took pains to stress their agreements, sensing that voters are turned off by conflict. Gore, in particular, had to mind his manners after his heavy sighs and interruptions put off some voters in the last debate. SOUNDBITE: (English) "The first priority has to be on ending the violence, dampening down the tensions that have risen there. We need to call upon Syria to release the three Israeli soldiers that have been captured, we need to insist to Arafat to send out instructions to halt some of the acts of violence that have been going on." SUPER CAPTION: Al Gore, Democratic Presidential Candidate SOUNDBITE: (English) "Particularly now during this difficult period we need to be speaking with one voice and I appreciate the way the administration has worked hard to calm the tensions. Like the vice president, I call on Chairman Arafat to have his people pull back, to make the peace. I think credibility is going to be very important in the future of the middle east. I want everyone to know that should I be the president, Israel is going to be our friend, I'm gonna stand by Israel. Secondly, I think it's important to reach out to moderate Arab nations like Jordan, Egypt." SUPER CAPTION: George W. Bush, Republican Presidential Candidate SOUNDBITE: (English) "So, I don't think our troops ought to be used for what's called nation building. I think our troops ought to be used to fight and win war. I think our troops ought to used to help overthrow a dictator when its in our best interest. But in this case, it was a nation building exercise. The same with Haiti, I wouldn't have supported either." SUPER CAPTION: George W. Bush, Republican Presidential Candidates SOUNDBITE: (English) "I would certainly also be judicious in evaluating any potential use of American troops overseas. I think we have to be very reticent about that. But, look Jim, the world is changing so rapidly, the world's getting much closer together. The United States is now the natural leader of the world, all these other countries are looking to us. Now, just because we cannot be involved everywhere, doesn't mean we should shy away from going in anywhere." SUPER CAPTION: Al Gore, Democratic Presidential Candidate SOUNDBITE: (English) SUPER CAPTION: Al Gore, Democratic Presidential Candidate SOUNDBITE: (English) SUPER CAPTION: George W. Bush, Republican Presidential Candidate Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...