President Bill Clinton addresses an audience of military personnel and civilian Department of Defense employees at the Pentagon on Feb. 17, 1998. The internationally televised speech, in part a warning to Saddam Hussein, was in essence an explanation to the American people of why military action may be required against Iraq. Listening to the address from the stage are Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Henry H. Shelton (left), U.S. Army; Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (center) and Vice President Al Gore (right).