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Bill Clinton: I doubt it. Once they were armed, they were using their arms, they were hurting people. I just don't see that they had…

On the recordOctober 4, 1993
I doubt it. Once they were armed, they were using their arms, they were hurting people. I just don't see that they had anyplace--he had those police officers instructed not to use force, and in fact, deployed in such a way that they couldn't effectively use force, and they were routed. I don't see that he had any choice at all.
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Bill Clinton
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