Bill Clinton actually said...

I think that if you look all over the world, all the trouble spots of the world, most countries and most people get in trouble when they try...

Those exports to the new Tier 1 countries won't require a license, although there will be some continued post shipment reporting requirement...

At the President's direction, DOD has been reviewing alternatives to this control mechanism.

It's hard to believe that that was a very unusual statement to make back then.