[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 199 (Thursday, December 14, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S18660]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 BOSNIA

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I have spoken several times on the Senate 
floor about the situation in Bosnia. Just last night, the Senate voted 
in support of our troops.
  Time and again, I have listened to Senators cite the amount of phone 
calls and letters they have received from their constituents both for 
and against sending American ground troops to Bosnia.
  I, too, have heard from a number of Vermonters about this issue. Over 
the past several weeks, opponents of President Clinton's Bosnia policy 
have outnumbered supporters by a 3 to 1 margin.
  I think it is appropriate, however, that on the day the Bosnian peace 
agreement is signed in Paris, I share with the Senate a letter I 
received from my friend, Colonel R.W. van de Velde USA (Ret.).
  I ask unanimous consent to insert his letter in the Congressional 
Record after my statement and yield the floor.
  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:



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