Matt Salmon: “one of my staff was in a grocery store, local grocery store, just a few days ago and happened to be in the toy section…”

“one of my staff was in a grocery store, local grocery store, just a few days ago and happened to be in the toy section of the store and lo and behold here is what he found and picked up. These are little toy soldiers, just like we used to play with when we were little boys and girls. It says ``U.N. troops.'' Mr. Speaker, how far have we gone? How far has this madness gone? It used to be, when I was a little boy, I would play with my G.I. Joe. They were American soldiers we used to play with. They were not United Nations troops. I think maybe the reason these kinds of toys are being marketed now is because maybe it is becoming acceptable that we no longer have our sovereignty any more, we no longer have control. We have given control of U.S. troops, our young men and young women, put them in harm's way, put them under the direct jurisdiction of the United Nations. In fact, in 1988, there were only 5 peacekeeping operations being operated by the United Nations across the world. Today the United Nations supports 17 peacekeeping operations. More and more, these missions involved internal unrest, including ethnic clashes as opposed to conflicts between nations. Mr. Speaker, today is a landmark day. We passed a wonderful piece of legislation that redirects our attention, that refocuses our priority on America, on America's vital interests, what is beneficial to this country and not the world at large.”