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What military action occurred while Bill Clinton was president?
the gunzone ^ | November 8, 2024 | by Gary McCloud

Posted on 06/23/2025 5:26:51 AM PDT by daniel1212

Military Actions During the Clinton Presidency (1993-2001)

The presidency of Bill Clinton, spanning from 1993 to 2001, was a period of significant military intervention despite the end of the Cold War. The United States engaged in several key operations, most notably in the Balkans (Bosnia and Kosovo), Somalia, Iraq, and Sudan/Afghanistan utilizing air power, ground forces, and cruise missile strikes. ..

Key Military Operations Under Clinton...

The initial U.S. involvement in Somalia predates Clinton, beginning under President George H.W. Bush with Operation Restore Hope in 1992 to alleviate a severe famine. However, under Clinton, the mission transitioned to UNOSOM II in 1993, with a broader mandate of nation-building and disarming warring factions. This shift led to increased U.S. involvement in the Somali civil war, culminating in the infamous Battle of Mogadishu in October 1993..

Haiti (Operation Uphold Democracy)

In 1994, Clinton authorized Operation Uphold Democracy to restore the democratically elected President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to power in Haiti, who had been overthrown in a military coup in 1991. A U.S.-led multinational force of 20,000 troops, including 15,000 Americans, landed in Haiti in September 1994....This operation was largely considered a success, achieving its objectives with minimal casualties.

Bosnia (Operation Deny Flight/Operation Deliberate Force)

The Bosnian War (1992-1995) was a brutal conflict marked by ethnic cleansing and atrocities. The U.S. initially participated in Operation Deny Flight (1993-1995), a NATO operation enforcing a no-fly zone over Bosnia...The U.S. subsequently deployed troops..

Iraq (Operation Southern Watch/Operation Desert Strike/Operation Desert Fox)..

Operation Southern Watch (1992-2003) involved enforcing a no-fly zone over southern Iraq to protect the Shiite population from Iraqi military actions. In 1996, Operation Desert Strike involved cruise missile strikes against Iraqi air defense sites i

Kosovo (Operation Allied Force)

In 1999, the U.S. led NATO’s Operation Allied Force, a 78-day bombing campaign against Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) to stop the ethnic cleansing of ethnic Albanians in Kosovo...A NATO peacekeeping force, including U.S. troops, was deployed to Kosovo to maintain stability.

Sudan and Afghanistan (Operation Infinite Reach)

In August 1998, following the bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, Clinton ordered Operation Infinite Reach, cruise missile strikes against targets in Sudan and Afghanistan...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; History; Military/Veterans; Society
KEYWORDS: clinton; culturesociety; democrathypocrisy; foreignaffairs; government; military

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1 posted on 06/23/2025 5:26:51 AM PDT by daniel1212
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If I remember correctly, one of Clinton’s air strikes accidentally bombed a Chinese (or was it Japanese) embassy, killing some people.


2 posted on 06/23/2025 5:49:15 AM PDT by telescope115 (I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
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And remember - Obama droned an American Citizen who should have been brought back to the US, if possible, and faced a Treason charge and then hung. Where was this American’s due process?


3 posted on 06/23/2025 5:51:34 AM PDT by frogjerk
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To: daniel1212

What about those GBU Cigars?


4 posted on 06/23/2025 5:54:28 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Correction! America is a nation of LEGAL IMMIGRANTS! All of mine came here legally. No free stuff.)
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To: telescope115

Yup. It was the Chinese Embassy in downtown Belgrade.

Also, an Aspirin factory in Sudan.


5 posted on 06/23/2025 6:01:11 AM PDT by Alas Babylon! (Repeal the Patriot Act; Abolish the DHS; reform FBI top to bottom!)
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Don’t forget the flying ashtrays.


6 posted on 06/23/2025 6:01:39 AM PDT by Track9 (Make haste slowly. )
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To: Track9

Pleeeez....We fought in Nam for how many years....and war was never declared.


7 posted on 06/23/2025 6:27:16 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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"...Obama droned an American Citizen..." And his sixteen year old son, also an American citizen.
8 posted on 06/23/2025 6:48:16 AM PDT by budj (Combat vet, 2nd of 3 generations.)
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To: daniel1212

The Clintoon Film Festival

9 posted on 06/23/2025 7:29:37 AM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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He averted other military ventures by selling every military secret we had to the Chinese for ‘campaign’ cash.


10 posted on 06/23/2025 2:59:40 PM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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Clitoon validated “Wag the Dog” for using military action to overcome political fallout.


11 posted on 06/23/2025 4:36:35 PM PDT by where's_the_Outrage? (Drain the Swamp. Build the Wall)
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