[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 92 (Wednesday, June 7, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H5626]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           STAY OUT OF BOSNIA

  (Mr. FUNDERBURK asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FUNDERBURK. Mr. Speaker, as we speak the President is laying the 
groundwork for military action in Bosnia. Our troops are about to be 
put in harm's way by an administration with no Bosnia policy, no public 
support, and no idea how and when to stop our involvement once we get 
in.
  Mr. Speaker, what is happening in Bosnia is a tragedy, but I ask you, 
has the President defined any legitimate American interest in the 900-
year war in the Balkans, worth risking thousands of Americans? There is 
a better way--let the Bosnians defend Bosnia--lift the arms embargo.
  Those who think lifting the embargo will prolong the war assume that 
the Serbs will win. As we speak, the Bosnian Government is preparing to 
launch a campaign to reverse Serbian gains. Serbia is in the grip of a 
severe internal crisis. Why not let the people of Bosnia make the price 
of Serbian aggression high? Why not let the people of Bosnia fight for 
their own freedom?
  Mr. Speaker, this administration should start listening to the 
American people instead of the United Nations. Mr. President, stay out 
of Bosnia. Lift the arms embargo or be prepared to tell us why you want 
to leap into a war that will cost more American lives.


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