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The White House

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release May 7, 1993

STATEMENT BY COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS

MAY 7, 1993

The very idea that President Clinton, or any American President, would make a decision involving the lives of Americans in uniform for political reasons is outrageous.

Patriotic and thoughtful Americans can honestly disagree about how the world should respond to the tragedy in Bosnia. But the debate should not be trivialized by ill-considered and intemperate accusations such as those made by Mr. Perot.

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