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Bill Clinton: My impression is--and again, I think I owe it to the Secretary of Defense and General Shelton, to give them a chance to…

On the recordApril 5, 1999
My impression is--and again, I think I owe it to the Secretary of Defense and General Shelton, to give them a chance to answer, because they're here--that everyone agreed that while there were problems with the air campaign, including the weather, which all of you saw last week, that this was the best available option for us to maximize the possibility of achieving our mission of standing up against ethnic cleansing, fulfilling NATO's commitment, getting the refugees to be able to go back home, live in peace and security, and have some autonomy. So that's what I believe. But I want to--Mr. Secretary Cohen?
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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