02/04/1998
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"Our forces will remain fully prepared not only to fulfill their peacekeeping mission, but to defend themselves if necessary."
"I am really looking forward to it, more every day."
"I have continued the deployment of U.S. Armed Forces for these purposes pursuant to my constitutional authority to conduct foreign relations and as Commander in Chief."
"The Government of Libya refuses to comply with United National Security Council Resolutions 731, 748, and 883 calling upon it to demonstrate, by concrete actions, its renunciation of terrorism."