In 3-5 sentences, explain the United States' role in global conflict during Bill Clinton's administration, and evaluate whether the administration was successful at achieving its goals.

As President, Bill Clinton oversaw the longest period of peacetime economic expansion in American history. Among other things, he overturned a deficit of $290 billion in 1993 to a surplus of $236 billion in 2000; brought about a significant drop in unemployment and poverty rates; and regulated the increasing crime rate through the largest crime bill in American history.