[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6569]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    THE BOMBING IN SERBIA MUST STOP

  (Mr. PAUL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAUL. Madam Speaker, the bombing in Serbia must stop immediately. 
Serbia has never aggressed against the United States. Serbia is 
involved in a bloody civil war of which we should have no part, and 
have not declared war, as the Constitution requires. That makes this 
war both immoral and illegal.
  Not only has the bombing done no good, it has made the situation much 
worse and the world more dangerous. Serb troops are not dying; American 
troops are not dying, but innocent civilians are being killed by the 
hundreds on both sides.
  There are just too many uncanny accidents. The refugee problem, which 
was minimal before the bombing, is now catastrophic as a result. 
Congress should not fund this war and if we do, we have become an 
accomplice and morally responsible for the killing and the spread of 
this conflict that will surely occur if this bombing is not stopped.

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