[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 24, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H724]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               ADMINISTRATION'S CONFUSING FOREIGN POLICY

  (Mr. TIAHRT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TIAHRT. Mr. Speaker, there is confusion in the administration's 
foreign policy. One hand does not know what the other hand is doing.
  The first hand has reached into our pockets and spent $8 billion to 
establish a multi-ethnic country called Bosnia. That is $8 billion that 
was not budgeted and that has shortchanged our entire Nation's defense, 
placing at risk our pilots because we have had to reduce needed 
maintenance on their aircraft.
  The other hand is planning to spend more unbudgeted money to first 
bomb Serbia and then to send in troops to establish an ethnic nation 
called Albania. One hand wants a multi-ethnic country, the other hand 
wants an ethnic country.
  Which is it, Mr. Speaker? What is it the administration is after? I 
think it is time we openly debate which hand we should shake; 
otherwise, we will be left empty-handed.

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