Mike Levin: “In the fiscal year 1995 Defense Authorization Act, we did precisely the same thing Senator Kennedy is asking. I am going…”

“In the fiscal year 1995 Defense Authorization Act, we did precisely the same thing Senator Kennedy is asking. I am going to quote section 2(B)A. This is relative to Bosnia at that time. The report must include an estimate-- ``an estimate''-- of the total number of forces required to carry out such an operation, including forces required for rotation base. There is good precedent for precisely what Senator Kennedy is doing in terms of requiring an estimate. The troops deserve it. The Nation deserves that estimate.”