▁Liberal ▁Democratic ▁Party , ▁" At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁Water gate ▁issue ▁in ▁America , ▁I ▁was ▁deeply ▁moved ▁by ▁the ▁scene ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁Jud ici ary ▁Committee , ▁where ▁each ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁committee ▁expressed ▁his ▁own ▁or ▁her ▁own ▁heart ▁based ▁upon ▁the ▁spirit ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Constitution . ▁It ▁was ▁this ▁attitude , ▁I ▁think , ▁that ▁res cu ed ▁American ▁dem ocracy ." ▁ ▁Singapore ▁Then - Pr ime ▁Minister ▁Lee ▁K uan ▁Y ew ▁said ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁" As ▁one ▁surprising ▁revel ation ▁follows ▁another ▁at ▁the ▁Senate ▁hear ings ▁on ▁Water gate , ▁it ▁becomes ▁increasing ly ▁clear ▁that ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁( W ashington ▁D . C .), ▁today ▁is ▁in ▁no ▁position ▁to ▁offer ▁the ▁moral ▁or ▁strong ▁political ▁and ▁economic ▁leadership ▁for ▁which ▁its ▁friends ▁and ▁al lies ▁are ▁year ning ." ▁Moreover , ▁Lee ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁sc andal ▁may ▁have ▁led ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁less en ▁its ▁interests ▁and ▁commit ments ▁in ▁world ▁affairs , ▁to ▁weak en ▁its ▁ability ▁to ▁en force ▁the ▁Paris ▁Peace ▁Acc ords ▁on ▁Vietnam , ▁and ▁to ▁not ▁react ▁to ▁viol ations ▁of ▁the ▁Acc ords . ▁Lee ▁said ▁further ▁that ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁" m akes ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁this ▁peace ▁in ▁Indones ia ▁an ▁extremely ▁ble ak ▁one ▁with ▁grave ▁consequence ▁for ▁the ▁cont igu ous ▁states ". ▁Lee ▁then ▁bl amed ▁the ▁sc andal ▁for ▁economic ▁infl ation ▁in ▁Singapore ▁because ▁the ▁Singapore