On the recordSeptember 25, 1997
One cannot make arguments that sending troops to Rwanda and Somalia advanced our vital national interests to the point that we should bear the full cost of that. That is what we are now doing.
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govinfo.govRoscoe Bartlett: “One cannot make arguments that sending troops to Rwanda and Somalia advanced our vital national interests to the point…”
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Discussing U.S. military involvement in Rwanda and Somalia during a debate.
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