[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 120 (Thursday, September 5, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H10045]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            TROUBLE IN IRAQ

  (Mr. GEKAS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GEKAS. Mr. Speaker, the trouble in Iraq was in the north, so we 
shot missiles in the south, 27 the first day, 17 the next day, then 1. 
A missile a day is not going to keep Saddam away. We know that we must 
and we do support the President's military action. He is the Commander 
in Chief and in times of this type of international crisis, we must 
remain united as a people and as a Congress, reflecting the wishes of 
our people.
  But, Mr. Speaker, we also need to have the White House explain fully 
the long range goals and targets of this military action so that the 
American people will know that they do not have to face the prospect of 
another missile attack or another reaction by Saddam or a reaction to 
that action by our Armed Forces. What is the overall final policy 
envisioned by the White House? We need to know that so that we can 
support it as Congress should, and so that the American people will 
know what to support.

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