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Bill Clinton: “Well, whether NATO bombs or not, the Secretary General has the authority in his pocket now. That depends upon the…”

On the recordFebruary 23, 1999
Well, whether NATO bombs or not, the Secretary General has the authority in his pocket now. That depends upon the actions of the Serbs. And what we need is continued restraint. But as I said, they made a lot of progress; they had these two big differences, each side having one condition the other won't agree to. So we'll just have to see where we go today.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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