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Clinton and Dole take on terrorism in radio addresses

June 29, 1996
Web posted at: 5:30 p.m. EDT

(CNN) -- In the wake of the attack on U.S. military personnel in Saudi Arabia, both President Clinton and Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole used their weekly radio addresses Saturday to discuss the scourge of terrorism.

Nineteen Americans were killed in the Tuesday night attack at a military housing complex in Dhahran.

Speaking from Lyon, where was attending the G-7 economic summit with other world leaders, Clinton called the bombing a "brutal, cowardly attack" and called for international cooperation to combat terrorist threats.

"Unlike the previous great struggles of this century, we must confront these threats along a moving front, from the Tokyo subway to the streets of London to the bus in Paris to the World Trade Center in New York to the heartland in Oklahoma City, and, of course, in Saudi Arabia," Clinton said.

During the summit, which ended Saturday, G-7 leaders endorsed a package of 40 recommendations to fight terrorism.

Dole also called the bombing a cowardly attack, which he said makes clear the need for a strong American defense. (400K AIFF or WAV sound)

"While the Cold War is over, the painful reminder of this week is that the world remains a very dangerous place. Nobody wants us to be the world's policeman. Yet we can't just turn off the porch light, lock our doors, cross our fingers and hope everyone behaves," Dole said.

Dole, who has taken over the Republican response to Clinton's weekly radio address, did not explicitly knock Clinton in Saturday morning's broadcast. But references to "wishful thinking" and a call for "American leadership" echoed a partisan speech earlier this week, in which Dole accused Clinton of weakness and naiveté in international policy.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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