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"We know darned well that in Bosnia, certain governments and the secretary had said tens of thousands are needed in Srebrenica and those people were never provided."
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"All of us who are convinced that our military needs all the support the government and public will provide are pleased that he will have his chance to do just that."

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"We know darned well that in Bosnia, certain governments and the secretary had said tens of thousands are needed in Srebrenica and those people were never provided."
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