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On the recordMay 6, 2013
The war in Bosnia did not end because the United Nations acted. It ended because President Clinton, backed by a bipartisan coalition in Congress, including Senator McCain, took robust action.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Credits U.S. leadership for ending the war in Bosnia, not UN actions.

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