Clinton/Gore '96

World Leadership

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Leading the Fight for Peace
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After first brokering Dayton Peace Accords ending four years of bloodshed in Bosnia, now helping to provide secure environment so that elections and economic reconstruction can proceed.
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Championed peace efforts in the Middle East, negotiating Israel-Jordan peace treaty and helping Israelis and Palestinians fulfill their historic peace agreement.
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Authored and organized strong counter-terrorism initiatives at the Summit of the Peacemakers in Egypt in March 1996 and at the G-7 Economic Summit in Lyons in June 1996.
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Restored democracy to Haiti, stopping the flow of refugees to the United States, accomplishing the first transfer of power from one democratically elected president to another in Haitian history.
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As the first American President to visit Northern Ireland, made a consistent commitment to establish lasting peace there.


Making a Difference in America and Around the World
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Russian missiles are no longer pointed at America’s children.
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Poised to reduce nuclear stockpiles by another 25% by successfully securing bipartisan Senate ratification of the Start II Treaty with Russia.
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Imposed the toughest sanctions ever on Castro’s Cuba following the brutal shoot-down of U.S. nationals over international waters.
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Shaped new American military for post-Cold War challenges to peace, ensuring America remains the best-equipped, best-trained and best-prepared fighting force in the world.
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Intensified the fight against terrorism and organized crime at home and abroad by pressing for new anti-terrorism legislation providing law enforcement officials tough, updated tools to stop terrorists before they strike and to insure strong penalties for the convicted.


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