Bill Clinton: “The risks from inaction, to America and the world, would be far…”

On the recordAugust 19, 1998

The risks from inaction, to America and the world, would be far greater than action.

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Democratic · Arkansas

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

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