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Article: Address to the nation on military action against terrorist sites in Afghanistan and Sudan. (Pres Bill Clinton)(Transcript)
- Article from:
- Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
- Article date:
- August 24, 1998
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August 20, 1998
Good afternoon. Today I ordered our Armed Forces to strike at terrorist-related facilities in Afghanistan and Sudan because of the imminent threat they presented to our national security.
I want to speak with you about the objective of this action and why it was necessary. Our target was terror. Our mission was clear, to strike at the network of radical groups affiliated with and funded by Usama bin Ladin, perhaps the preeminent organizer and financier of international terrorism in the world today.
The groups associated with him come from diverse places but share a hatred for democracy, a fanatical glorification of violence, and a ...