[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 73 (Wednesday, May 19, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H3300]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


EVERY DIPLOMATIC OPPORTUNITY SHOULD BE PURSUED TO END WAR IN YUGOSLAVIA

  (Mr. KUCINICH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, there is a drumbeat in Washington this 
morning, as there has been a drumbeat in London, where troops are being 
advocated to be sent to Kosovo and into the Federal Republic of 
Yugoslavia for purposes of winding up this war.
  I think it is an important moment to reflect, as British officials 
are visiting this country today, as to whether or not it is in the best 
interest of our country to not just be talking about ground troops but 
to even have the thought of an expanded war in which the lives of our 
young people, of our sons and daughters, would be put at risk.
  I say that instead of talking about the possibility of an expanded 
war, we should begin aggressively to pursue peace. We should look for 
every diplomatic opportunity to bring an end to this war, to stop the 
conflict, to stop the bombing, to begin the withdrawal of the Serbian 
troops, to stop the military activities of the KLA, to begin the 
repatriation of the refugees, to give them a chance to go home.
  This has to be done diplomatically with international armed 
peacekeeping troops. We cannot win this war militarily. We have to 
bring an end to it diplomatically.

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