07/01/1998
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"You are about to do something very important for your Nation, very important for the world, very important for the future that you want your own children to have."
"I want to emphasize the point here that, to the credit of the chain of command over here, we have been very open with our soldiers at every juncture as this mission has come our way."
"Thank you for helping civilization not to die over there."
"They have the noblest mission of all: to stop incredible human suffering and lift people's lives."