Bill Clinton, "Clinton urges caution over Iraq as Bush is granted war powers". (3 October 2002). The Independent.

As a preemptive action today, however well-justified, may come back with unwelcome consequences in the future.... I don't care how precise your bombs and your weapons are when you set them off, innocent people will die.

— Bill Clinton on Iraq War

What It Means

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About Bill Clinton

William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III ; 19 August 1946) is an American politician and the 42nd president of the United States of America, and the husband of Hillary Rodham Clinton.