[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 266 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 266

To express the sense of the Senate concerning the future commitment of 
                United States military forces overseas.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

           September 21 (legislative day, September 12), 1994

Mr. Brown submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Foreign Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
To express the sense of the Senate concerning the future commitment of 
                United States military forces overseas.

    Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that in the commitment 
of United States forces in future conflict situations, the United 
States--
            (a) should not commit forces to combat unless the 
        particular commitment or occasion is deemed vital to our 
        national interest;
            (b) should, after determining the introduction of combat 
        troops is an absolute necessity, commit troops wholeheartedly 
        and with the clear intention of winning;
            (c) should have clearly defined political and military 
        objectives and should know precisely how United States forces 
        will accomplish these clearly defined objectives;
            (d) should continually reassess and readjust if necessary 
        the relationship between United States objectives and the 
        United States forces that have been committed, including the 
        size, composition, and disposition of those troops;
            (e) should commit no forces without the reasonable 
        assurance that the American people and their elected 
        representatives in Congress support the action; and
            (f) should only commit United States forces to combat as a 
        last resort.
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