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Clinton decides to remove the Haitian military dictator, Raoul Cedras. He uses US army forces to do so. He does not punish him for his crimes, instead he promises him safety and a rich retirement.
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Clinton passed the North American Free Trade Agreement. It is now the World's largest free trade agreement. NAFTA links 450 million people producing $17 trillion worth of goods and services.
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Clinton lifts and 18 year old trade embargo with Vitenam. 2,238 U.S. service personnel went missing from the Vietnam War. He lifted the embargo to enable the United States to get the return of the POW's.
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Mr. Mitchell became Mr. Clinton's ambassador to Northern Ireland. He played a major role in the peace agreement between the United States and Ireland. He helped to form good relations.
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Terroists attacked the World Trade Center in New York. They crashed two different planes into the buildings. Thousands of Americans were killed from the attacks.
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President Bush declared a war on terrorism after the World Trade Center was attacked. Congress strongly backed his decision.
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US military troops were sent in to Afghanistan. They were sent in to overthrow the Taliban. The Taliban were leaders of the terrorists that were trying to take over Afghanistan.
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The United States invades Iraq to try to overthrow Suddam Hussein. He was leading many different terrorist attacks. He possessed many weapons of mass destruction.
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President Bush made a speech to the Middle Eastern Nations for a push of the use of democracy in their nations. He stated that freedom can be a future of every nation.
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United States-India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Act was created by the foreign relations committee in 2006. It helped the US and India to share nulcear fuel and reactors. It allowed India to purchase them from the US also.
