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Rep. Rahm Emanuel: “In Bosnia, the United States troops share a burden with other Democratic nations under the command of a United States…”

On the recordSeptember 3, 2003
In Bosnia, the United States troops share a burden with other Democratic nations under the command of a United States general. They are not serving under anybody else's command. There has not been any major deaths post combat. That is true also in Kosovo.
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Rep. Rahm Emanuel
Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the role of U.S. troops in Bosnia and Kosovo.

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