[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992-1993, Book II)]
[December 3, 1992]
[Page 2174]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the United Nations Vote To 
Authorize Use of Military Forces in Somalia
December 3, 1992

    We are pleased by the U.N. vote to authorize military forces to 
ensure the delivery of humanitarian aid to alleviate the starvation and 
human suffering in Somalia. President Bush will meet tomorrow morning 
with congressional leaders to discuss U.S. participation in a U.N. 
military action. Since August 14, the United States has airlifted 21,000 
tons of food and medicine into Somalia. But the crisis remains urgent.