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Bill Clinton: They've got to make the peace. Mr. Lehrer. Okay. Only the U.S. can help stabilize the economies of Asia; only the U.S.…

On the recordJanuary 21, 1998
They've got to make the peace. Mr. Lehrer. Okay. Only the U.S. can help stabilize the economies of Asia; only the U.S. can stare down Saddam Hussein in Iraq. If there are going to be any coalitions, the U.S. has to organize them and make them work. Is this the role of the United States of America for the immediate future?
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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