Bill Clinton: “Should we abolish the Army's affirmative action program, yes or no? Ms. Thernstrom. We should--the Army does one thing…”

“Should we abolish the Army's affirmative action program, yes or no? Ms. Thernstrom. We should--the Army does one thing very, very right; it prepares kids--it takes kids before the Army, and it prepares them to compete equally. That's what you're talking about when you're talking about American education. Let us have real equality of education. These preferences disguise the problem. The real problem is the racial skills gap, and we ignore it when we----”