[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 71 (Thursday, June 9, 1994)]
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       ADMINISTRATION'S POLICY ON HAITI CONFUSED AND VACILLATING

  (Mr. LINDER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LINDER. Mr. Speaker, the United States is the unquestioned leader 
of the world. We are not the global police--responding to any urgency 
with sirens blaring. And under the chaotic Clinton foreign policy, we 
could end up looking like the Keystone Kops.
  Yesterday, the administration said it had not ruled out military 
action in Haiti. They have not ruled in a clear policy either. The 
President's actions with regard to Haiti are a bit like watching a good 
tennis match. Back and forth, back and forth. Frankly, both cause a 
pain in my neck.
  The Clinton policy so far consists of a poorly thought out and 
dangerous repatriation program and a sieve-like embargo.
  Our foreign policy should be driven by our national security interest 
and not by political pressure. Military action should be rejected. 
American military men and women cannot infuse democracy into the 
government or respect for human rights into the hearts of the 
tyrannical Haitian rulers.
  The United States should use its leadership and respect in the 
community of nations to broker a resolution. We should not start a war.

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