Bill Clinton actually said...

These strikes were intended to prevent and deter additional attacks by a clearly identified terrorist threat.

I ordered these actions based on convincing information from a variety of reliable sources that the bin Ladin organization is responsible fo...

the President met with the national security team concerning the military action against terrorist sites in Afghanistan and Sudan

The United States acted in exercise of our inherent right of self-defense consistent with Article 51 of the United Nations Charter.