08/06/1991
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"The people of Somalia, especially the children of Somalia, need our help."
"Our mission has a limited objective: To open the supply routes, to get the food moving, and to prepare the way for a U.N. peacekeeping force to keep it moving."
"We are pleased by the U.N. vote to authorize military forces to ensure the delivery of humanitarian aid to alleviate the starvation and human suffering in Somalia."
"That heritage is the family legacy that all Americans share and share responsibility for."