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Originally Posted by roachboy
uh...ace? there is a distinction between paying attention to history and using the past as a reservoir for arbitrary factoids. you are doing the second.
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so i'd be careful, ace: you're hitting the bottom of the fuel tank.
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Abitrary? Not the bottom yet. Here is one just for you.
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What role did President Clinton play in overseeing the handling of the crisis and in authorizing the tear-gas plan?
In the early days of the crisis Clinton endorsed a "wait-and-see" strategy, asking to be consulted before a change in strategy. On April 18, in a conversation with Reno, the President endorsed the gas plan. Although Clinton distanced himself from the matter after April 19, saying it has been Reno's call, FRONTLINE has learned that Clinton apparently followed developments at Waco closely through some of his closest White House aides.
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http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontl...co/topten.html
An aggressive use of force, authorized by Clinton, resulting in the death of children. Then afterward Clinto distanced himself from the tragedy.