[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 127 (Tuesday, September 13, 1994)]
[House]
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[Congressional Record: September 13, 1994]
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                       NO EXCUSE TO INVADE HAITI

  (Mr. HERGER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HERGER. Mr. Speaker, it is outrageous that the Clinton 
administration is considering an invasion of Haiti. Choosing sides in 
Haitian politics is not worth the loss of a single American soldier's 
life. An American invasion will not restore democracy in Haiti. 
Aristide is a would-be dictator, whose complicity in human rights 
violations is documented in national press reports. He has praised 
torture, jailed political opponents, and threatened others with death.
  The only reason an invasion is imminent is political. The Clinton 
foreign policy needs to demonstrate some backbone, and the President 
hopes for a bump up in the polls.
  Mr. Speaker, we need to debate this issue in the Congress. American 
troops are not pawns, and this administration should not endanger them 
to further its voodoo foreign policy.

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