US presence in Somalia questioned

Title

US presence in Somalia questioned

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

9 Aug 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:03:20

Description

Paul Woodley reports on future of the US peacekeeping presence in Somalia following the killing of 4 US soldiers. With speech from US President Bill Clinton’s; Republican Senate leader Senator Bob Dole speaks about how the situation needs to be assessed; Democratic Congressman Tom Fowley says the priority is finding Somalian leader Mohamed Farrah Aidid.

Contributors

Paul Woodley; Bill Clinton; Bob Dole; Tom Fowley

Keywords

USA; Deaths; Military personnel; Foreign policy; Peacekeeping; Africa; Somalia; Mohamed Farrah Aidid

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