Clinton told a news conference that he hoped the order by Haiti's military rulers would stiffen international resolve to tighten economic sanctions on the Caribbean nation.
"We have got to bring an end to this," said Clinton, who last week in Italy warned that the actions of the military regime would heavily influence whether he would approve force to restore democratically elected President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to power.
When asked if the expulsion made it easier to order a military invasion of Haiti, Clinton said: "It certainly validates the position that we've taken so far that that's an option we shouldn't rule out."
"Our only objective is to restore democracy in Haiti and stop those poor people from being killed and tortured and raped and starved and basically deprived of the decency of an ordinary life," he added.
Haiti's government Monday ordered a joint UN-Organization of American States mission to leave by Wednesday.
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