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On the recordMay 4, 1994
President Clinton is moving the United States perilously close to military intervention in Haiti. Yesterday the Washington Post reported that President Clinton is considering a plan to send armed military trainers to Haiti. Yet the end result of military intervention in Haiti is unclear. Will we invade and supplant the current control group with military force? Whom will we install? Aristide? He has proven totally unable to facilitate his own return. He has been unwilling to compromise, and his recent attacks on the United States have vilified the very people who are trying their best to help Haiti. If President Clinton plans to invade Haiti, he will make an enormous mistake in the United States military force posture, and if he does not do so in the end, his current promises will hold out false hopes for the long-suffering people of that island nation.
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C. Cox
Republican · California

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Discussing potential military intervention in Haiti during a congressional speech.

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