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Bill Clinton: We're not fighting a war there. We're trying to help them bring the war to an end because many people are being killed…

On the recordMarch 19, 1994
We're not fighting a war there. We're trying to help them bring the war to an end because many people are being killed and because the war could spread and because we have an obligation to try to support that. But we don't have soldiers on the ground there. I am trying to fight the war right here at home. There's a bill in the Congress now that I am supporting, which would put another 100,000 police officers on the street to make the streets and the schools safer, that would give more money for young people for programs to help them resolve their differences peacefully, would take semi-automatic weapons off the street, and would help us to fight the war here at home. I agree that the war here at home is killing more people than a lot of wars overseas, and we're trying to fight that one. And you're right, we should be fighting it. Mr. Jennings. Right here in the front row. What's your name? Race Relations
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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