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Les Aspin

(1938–1995) Economist United States

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Les Aspin was an economist from the United States, best known for Challenges to values-based military intervention.

Quick Facts About Les Aspin

Born: July 21, 1938
Died: May 21, 1995
Nationality: United States
Profession: Economist
Notable works: Challenges to values-based military intervention

About Les Aspin

Leslie Aspin Jr. was an American Democratic Party politician and economist who served as the U.S. representative for Wisconsin's 1st congressional district from 1971 to 1993 and as the 18th United States Secretary of Defense under President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1994.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Les Aspin

We ought to be providing protective sanctuaries for the Kurdish rebels. That means finding some places where they can come and to…

Able

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We should have done more damage to the Iraqi forces before they withdrew from the Kuwaiti theater.

Damage

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There's a certain amount of sympathy here for the Bush administration's problem, which is they would like to get rid of Saddam…

Administration

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That was not part of the U.N. resolution; it was not part of the mandate to go on to Baghdad and, frankly,…

Baghdad

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If you give Congress a chance to vote on both sides of an issue, it will always do it.

Both sides

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Long-term, we must figure out a way that the Kurdish territory within Iraq operates with a certain amount of autonomy so that…

Amount

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Before we give you billions more, we want to know what you've done with the trillion you've got.

Before

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