As the Senator will recall, we took this international legitimacy as a basis for our literally asking other nations all around the globe to pay the bulk of the moneys for Desert Storm. As I recall, over $50 billion was collected from Japan, from Germany, and from many of the nations that are being cited now as countries to whom we owe money in other peacekeeping endeavors.
Discussing international financial contributions for Desert Storm.
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