Mike Levin: “In the middle of the air campaign, while our fliers were putting their lives at risk over Kosovo, the House of…”

“In the middle of the air campaign, while our fliers were putting their lives at risk over Kosovo, the House of Representatives could not even muster a majority to support our air campaign. My good friend says he will be the one to trigger this vote in the Senate. I have no doubt that he would. Once he says something, he means it. I would bet my life on it. I have bet an awful lot on his words many times, and I have never lost a bet. But I will say this: You can't tell us what the House of Representatives will do, or what 99 other Senators will do a year from now, and the problem, General Clark tells us, is that year of dangerous uncertainty is destabilizing, discourages our allies in NATO, encourages Milosevic, and is a real morale buster for our troops. It endangers our troops. It puts them at greater risk during this year. That is what General Clark told us in his letter, which I will read in a few moments.”