[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 197 (Tuesday, December 12, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H14265-H14266]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      SUPPORT THE TROOPS IN BOSNIA

  (Mr. HASTINGS of Florida asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I wish to echo the sentiments 
of the previous speaker, the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. 
DeLauro). I, too, was on that mission. I, too, had serious reservations 
of going into the Balkans. We covered five countries in 4 days in that 
weekend period with a bipartisan delegation of 

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outstanding Members of this U.S. House of Representatives.
  I came back most impressed with Snuffy Smith, the admiral, and 
General Crouch, who have charge of our troops. These men know what they 
are doing. These troops are ready; they are well trained. It is not 
risk-free, but the western alliance and America's status in this world 
is at stake in this matter.
  One person said something that will last with me forever, and that is 
that the people in the Balkans need a period of decency.
  I have never seen such devastation as we saw in Sarajevo. I ask of 
this House when we consider, if we do, any resolution, that we take 
into consideration the immense need to support the troops of the United 
States of America.

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