[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 127 (Tuesday, September 13, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: September 13, 1994]
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  HAITI: CONGRESS SHOULD NOT LET PRESIDENT CLINTON LEAD PUBLIC ASTRAY

  (Mr. KNOLLENBERG asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KNOLLENBERG. Mr. Speaker, by all accounts, President Clinton is 
leading us into a war with Haiti.
  But unlike the wars of our fathers and grandfathers, who participated 
in conflicts out of deep-set, national principles, this administration 
is determined to be so short-sighted as to believe that transparent 
political ends justify America's very real human costs.
  President Clinton has stated that he will not seek congressional 
consent. Instead, he will try and convince the American public that 
this tiny Caribbean nation is worth needless bloodshed and millions of 
dollars.
  The administration says that we should do this because of our role as 
the world's only remaining superpower. However, this is precisely the 
reason we should not be embarking on this foolhardy strategy. And to 
resort to ``Big Stick'' policies is not an approach that will help 
bolster the United States' international reputation.
  Yes, we should be concerned about the situation in Haiti, but no more 
so than those situations we are dealing with in Bosnia, North Korea, 
China, and Somalia. President Clinton needs to come to grips with the 
fact that his policies must be anchored by the true conviction of his 
principles and not his political concerns.
  The invasion of Haiti is not worth one drop of American blood.

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