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Jack Kingston: Madam Speaker, one of the points I wanted to make along that line is to have an effective military one of the things…

On the recordFebruary 23, 1994
Madam Speaker, one of the points I wanted to make along that line is to have an effective military one of the things that, of course, we did with Desert Storm is, when we were dropping bombs down chimney chutes, it was doing more than blowing up a building. It made a statement worldwide that the American military has the best technology, the best force night or day. We are ready to fight. We can do it accurately. We can do it effectively. And that kind of statement is such a security guarantee for people all over the world because it said, ``You know, I don't want to take on America,'' and we have been a peace-loving nation in that I have heard many times, as the gentleman has, that, if there is going to be a policeman of the world, let us hope there does not have to be one, but, if there is, let us let it be America.
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Jack Kingston
Georgia

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The speaker discusses the effectiveness of the U.S. military and its role in global security.

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