“CLINTON: Good evening.
Earlier today, I ordered America’s armed forces to strike military and security targets in Iraq. They are joined by British forces. Their mission is to attack Iraq’s nuclear, chemical and biological weapons programs and its military capacity to threaten its neighbors.
The hard fact is that so long as Saddam remains in power, he threatens the well-being of his people, the peace of his region, the security of the world.
The best way to end that threat once and for all is with a new Iraqi government — a government ready to live in peace with its neighbors, a government that respects the rights of its people.”
President Clinton
Oval Office Address to the American People
December 16, 1998
http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1998/12/16/transcripts/clinton.html
I remember that Clinton address in 1998.
If it is what I am thinking of, I saved a copy of the newspaper that day.
I saw the headline and thought “WAG THE DOG”
I showed the paper to my son and said that this was an example of a President trying to make the American public not notice his dirty laundry.
I kinda remember something else of importance going on around the same time. Maybe the Monica thing...?
This is the “planet of the apes”. We are told wrong is right and right is wrong.
Perfect quote.