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Bill Clinton: I ordered our Armed Forces to strike at terrorist-related facilities in Afghanistan and Sudan because of the imminent…

On the recordAugust 19, 1998
I ordered our Armed Forces to strike at terrorist-related facilities in Afghanistan and Sudan because of the imminent threat they presented to our national security.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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

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