[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 169 (Monday, October 30, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H11385]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  PUTTING GROUND FORCES INTO BOSNIA WOULD BE A WASTE OF AMERICAN LIVES

  (Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I wish my friend from New 
Mexico was right because the House, as my colleagues know, has not 
scheduled a vote on Bosnia.
  Mr. Speaker, a week and 1 day ago I was visiting the troops in what 
was Yugoslavia and what now is Macedonia. They expressed concern over 
the introduction of ground forces into Bosnia.
  In addition to all the other reasons not to put ground forces into 
Bosnia, it seems that from about December 1 until April 1, from 10 
o'clock at night until 6 in the morning, the fog is so bad that smart 
weapons do not work. So we are putting troops in harm's way with no 
clear-cut purpose where there are three serial killers, one who has 
killed 15, one who has killed 10, and one who has killed 5. That is a 
waste of American lives.
  Mr. Speaker, it is our job to vote on this issue. Give this Congress 
the vote. Let us fulfill our constitutional responsibilities.

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