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Bill Clinton: The most depressing moment, I think, for me was when our young men were killed in Somalia, because they went there to…

On the recordApril 13, 1995
The most depressing moment, I think, for me was when our young men were killed in Somalia, because they went there to save the lives of the Somali people. They did a magnificent job, and it was a very sad thing. And I think we learned some valuable lessons from it, and the lesson is not to withdraw from the world, not to walk away. What we did in Rwanda, what we did in Haiti, especially, shows that there is a good way and a right way to do these things. But that was a very-- personally, it was the most personally depressing moment to me. Entertainment Industry Values Ms. Woodruff. Mr. President, Bob Dole said this week, 2 days ago, that the entertainment industry in this country, television, movies, advertising, is poisoning the minds of American young people. He said Hollywood ought to be shamed into improving all of these things. You've gotten a lot of money from Hollywood interests and political contributions. Do you think Hollywood--should you be holding Hollywood more accountable for these sorts of things?
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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