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Bill Clinton: That depends on how long it takes to achieve the mission. What I do think we should do, since it just invites…

On the recordJanuary 21, 1998
That depends on how long it takes to achieve the mission. What I do think we should do, since it just invites recalcitrance on the part of any parties in Bosnia that don't want to do something that's in the Dayton peace agreement, if the Americans say, ``Well, we're leaving in a year,'' and then the Europeans say, ``We're going to leave as soon as they do,'' then the people who have to make changes say, ``Well, all I've got to do is hang around a year, and I won't have to make any changes at all.'' So I think we should lift the sort of time certain---- Mr. Lehrer. No more deadlines.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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