[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 166 (Wednesday, October 25, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H10750-H10751]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   NO UNITED STATES TROOPS TO BOSNIA

  (Mr. RAMSTAD asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. RAMSTAD. Mr. Speaker, I wholeheartedly endorse the remarks of the 
preceding speaker, the distinguished gentleman from Mississippi. I 
believe, as he does, that the President is on the verge of making the 
mistake of a lifetime. Without clearly defining our mission in Bosnia, 
without proving a compelling national interest or without a precise 
plan of action, the President is about to commit 20,000 to 25,000 
American combat troops to Bosnia.
  Mr. Speaker, U.S. troops should not be ordered to keep a peace where 
no peace exists. If Members believe peace has been achieved in the 
former Yugoslavia, then Members believe Elvis is 

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alive. The President is clearly jumping the gun in committing troops to 
Bosnia. It is a dangerous move and has all the makings of a very, very 
deadly quagmire.
  Mr. Speaker, there is no plan. There is no compelling national 
interest to send young American men and women to die in Bosnia. Mr. 
Speaker, there is no compelling reason to take this action.
  Let us lift the arms embargo against the Bosnian Moslems so they can 
defend themselves, but let us not place United States troops in a 
deadly situation. Let us not spend $2 billion of American taxpayers 
money.

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