[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 126 (Monday, September 12, 1994)]
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           ANSWERS ON HAITIAN POLICY REQUIRED BEFORE INVASION

  (Mr. EWING asked and was given permission to address the house for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. EWING. Mr. Speaker, President Clinton and members of his Cabinet 
are beating the war drums for an invasion of Haiti, but they seem to be 
the only people who want an invasion.
  I have spent the past 3 weeks in Central Illinois, and I can tell you 
that there is very little support for an invasion of Haiti. If the 
President consulted with Congress on this decision, I believe he would 
find that many Members on both sides of the aisle oppose an invasion, 
as well as the vast majority of the American people.
  Mr. Speaker, what does the United States have at stake in Haiti? What 
is our national security concern there? Is an invasion worth the loss 
of American lives? Is an invasion worth millions of dollars it will 
cost American taxpayers? What will we do after the invasion? When will 
our troops leave Haiti?
  These are all questions which the President has not addressed. 
Congress and the American people deserve some explanation from the 
President before he invades Haiti. I hope the President will either 
make his case or stop beating war drums and stop this potential 
disaster before it happens.

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