On the recordMarch 18, 1998
I have a high regard and respect for what the gentleman from California (Mr. Campbell) is trying to accomplish with regard to his resolution. I do agree with him that our forces should not be sent into any country like Bosnia without the approval of Congress. This extensive debate has been, I think, invaluable as we consider the merits of the congressional war powers issue. But the reality we face today is that our forces have been in Bosnia for now 2 rac{1}{2} years. Our Nation has invested $7 billion to try to bring peace to that nation, and the situation there is looking much better right now than it has many years. If we in the Congress were to force the President to withdraw forces from Bosnia in the near future, the likelihood is that the Civil War there would resume, and our $7 billion investment would be squandered, and as a political matter the Congress would be blamed.
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