Bill Clinton: “Our target was terror; our mission was clear: to strike at the network…”

On the recordAugust 19, 1998

Our target was terror; our mission was clear: to strike at the network of radical groups affiliated with and funded by Usama bin Ladin.

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Democratic · Arkansas

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Address to the Nation on Military Action Against Terrorist Sites in Afghanistan and Sudan

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