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Bill Clinton: Well, as always with Saddam Hussein, it depends entirely on what he does, not on what he says but what he does. And we…

On the recordSeptember 3, 1996
Well, as always with Saddam Hussein, it depends entirely on what he does, not on what he says but what he does. And we were trying to have very limited damage to human beings and trying to take an action which would show our resolve and would protect our planes as they fly in an expanded no-fly zone. That's why the targets were picked, to make it clear what we thought and to secure the safety of the planes that will be flying the expanded no-fly zone.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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