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On the recordMay 24, 1994
I think that Desert Storm was a unique moment, as was the Korean war, in both of those cases involving a large theater level conflict. The United Nations provided virtual total leadership and virtual total military capacity while assembling around it a coalition of forces under United Nations command. But the fact is, in both the Korean war and in Desert Shield/Desert Storm, it was American leadership to accomplish American objectives with the support of the United Nations.
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Newt Gingrich
Republican · Georgia

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Discussing the role of American leadership in military conflicts during a speech.

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