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On the recordMay 24, 1994
I would like him to explain that to the 40 people killed in Somalia that they were not part of the peacekeeping effort in Somalia.
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Robert Livingston
Republican · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Addressing the consequences of U.S. involvement in Somalia.

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