07/02/1999
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"We have to recognize that we cannot leave now and still have all our troops present and accounted for."
"If we leave them now, those embers will reignite into flames, and people will die again."
"It is not our job to rebuild Somalia's society or even to create a political process that can allow Somalia's clans to live and work in peace."
"They are there to protect our troops and our bases."