[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 10 (Thursday, January 25, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E102]
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              APPEASEMENT DOES NOT WORK: NATO MUST EXPAND

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                        HON. GERALD B.H. SOLOMON

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 25, 1996

  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, I insert for the Record the following three 
quotes which clearly display the flaccidity, moral bankruptcy, and 
ahistorical nature of current Western policy toward Central Europe:

       I want to make it clear that I don't see this as a great 
     ambition of NATO to get bigger. What of NATO's future? There 
     can be no security without taking Russia into account.--
     British Defense Minister Michael Portillo, 1/23/96.
       There is basically no difference between what he (Portillo) 
     said and what we are saying.--U.S. State Dept. Official, 1/
     23/96.
       Today, out of fear of Russia, Western countries are no 
     longer prepared to enlarge NATO. But by hesitating, they have 
     stirred Russia's interest in this region. The longer these 
     hesitations last, the more Russia's ambitions increase 
     because it feels that this area is empty. If the West is not 
     careful, I think that we can still expect many troubles.--
     Czech President Vaclav Havel, 1/23/96.

  Mr. Speaker, the sellouts of Munich, Yalta, and detente are being 
repeated as we speak. We are once again reaching over the heads of 
smaller Central European countries to do a deal with a larger 
aggressor. It is important to remember that Munich, Yalta, and detente 
were not just immoral sellouts, they were huge intellectual failures 
which led to tragedies of incalculable proportions.
  Mr. Speaker, there is no better source than Vaclav Havel when it 
comes to Russian behavior or the danger of leaving a vacuum in Central 
Europe, and we should heed his words. We need to expand NATO--now.

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