[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 132 (Tuesday, September 20, 1994)]
[House]
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[Congressional Record: September 20, 1994]
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                BENEFITS OF THE CARTER MISSION ON HAITI

  (Ms. NORTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks)
  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, sure there are pieces still to fall in place 
for the extraordinary unfolding Haitian puzzle put together by former 
President Carter, Senator Nunn, and Colin Powell. Yet, who can deny 
that their way is the best way given the alternatives? The alternatives 
were humiliation for the United States at our inability to carry out 
the Governor's Island Agreement and to contain refugees rushing the 
overwhelmed Florida shores.
  Premature criticism of the settlement while our troops are deployed 
misapprehends the nature of negotiation. As a professor who taught 
negotiation, I always began with the basics. A successful negotiation 
is a win-win, not a zero sum game. Each side gets something, not 
necessarily parity, but humiliation for one side and victory for the 
other seldom yields settlement. Unconditional surrender requires war 
and inevitable bloodshed. That is what the Carter mission has avoided. 
Let the critics put themselves to the exercise of crafting a better 
solution. I have yet to hear one.

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