Bill Clinton actually said...

I worked hard to try to kill him. I authorized the findings of the CIA to kill him. We contracted with people to kill him. I got closer to killing him than anybody's gotten since.

Context

Clinton claims he made significant efforts to eliminate bin Laden while in office.

09/24/2006

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