Bill Clinton actually said...

I have directed the continued deployment of U.S. forces to Liberia pursuant to my constitutional authority to conduct the foreign relations of the United States and as Commander in Chief and Chief Executive.

Context

Letter to Congressional Leaders Reporting on the Deployment of United States Forces in Liberia

05/19/1996

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