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Bill Clinton: We acted in southern Iraq, where our interests are the most vital and where we had the capacity to increase the…

On the recordSeptember 13, 1996
We acted in southern Iraq, where our interests are the most vital and where we had the capacity to increase the international community's ability to deter aggression by Saddam against his neighbors.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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