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Presidential Persuasion

NPR Published Nov 25, 1995 Reviewed Jul 2, 2026 ✓ Reviewed by citations.press editors
Presidential Persuasion
President Bill Clinton announced a plan to send 20,000 U.S. soldiers to Bosnia.
20000 soldiers · U.S. soldiers President Bill Clinton, President
President Bill Clinton announced a plan to deploy a 60,000-strong NATO force to Bosnia.
60000 soldiers · NATO force President Bill Clinton, President
The conflict in Bosnia had lasted four years.
4 years · bloodshed President Bill Clinton, President

NPR's Jon Greenberg reports that President Bill Clinton used his weekly radio address to begin making the case for deploying American troops in Bosnia. Clinton said a deployment is in the best interests of American security and in keeping with the country's national values. Clinton urged Americans to support his plan to send 20,000 U.S. soldiers as part of a 60,000-strong NATO force that will try to guarantee peace in a land torn by four years of bloodshed, atrocities and ethnic cleansing.

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