[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 96 (Thursday, July 21, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: July 21, 1994]
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             QUESTIONS THAT NEED TO BE ANSWERED ABOUT HAITI

  (Mr. KINGSTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Speaker, in my district I had the honor of 
representing the 24th Infantry Division, and when I asked the men of 
the United States Army about Haiti, they quickly replied that they are 
the doers, that they are not the policymakers. They are the ones that 
get the job done. They are not the ones who make the decisions to go 
there. They are very patriotic, and they are willing to rely on the 
wisdom of the U.S. Congress to make the right decision.
  Mr. Speaker, let me repeat that they are willing to rely on the 
wisdom of the U.S. Congress and the President of the United States. 
What a scary thought.
  As I talked to Members, and not just Members of Congress, but other 
people in Washington, we are all asking these questions:
  What are we doing in Haiti?
  What is the President doing in Haiti?
  What is the long-term plan in Haiti?
  What is the short-term plan in Haiti?
  What is today's plan in Haiti?
  What is the American peril?
  What is the American objective?
  If we invade, when will we accomplish our mission, and when will we 
come home, and how will we come home?
  Mr. Speaker, Members of Congress, until these questions are answered 
I do not believe we should be going further along the road to an 
invasion of Haiti.

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