I share the concerns--and I have said it in this debate in the last hour--of the French and the British about their forces on the ground in Bosnia. They were put in there to carry out a humanitarian mission. They were equipped with such…

I ask of my distinguished colleague, with that use of force it would clearly be perceived that we, the United States, together with our allies who presumably would participate, and I assume we are talking about NATO air strikes, not just…

let me say to my friend before he departs the floor, let us examine the use of air power in the Persian Gulf. I mentioned before the Senator arrived that there were 100,000 sorties flown in a period of 6 weeks during that conflict. There…

I must say that, to me, that did not establish a national security interest. I do not believe we have a national security interest. But your definition that it is there to the extent we use air power but is not there to the extent we use…

Let us hope that we can reshape this amendment to send the needed message that the Republican leader so correctly states but do it in a manner that meets two criteria: First, that it is clear that this amendment does not imply that this…

But a military at all levels is a partnership between that service person who wears the uniform--be he or she male or female--and the spouse and the family. That is what is being judged by the Senate today. And I put that question to the…

first I wish to commend Senators to read the Congressional Record of April 14, page S. 4366, when the distinguished chairman of the Armed Services Committee spoke to this body about this issue before. His previous statement, and the…

I acknowledge the win by the distinguished colleague from Arkansas but in a way Virginia won because there is a magnificent addition to a park that has been in existence for many years, preserving the history of the first and second…

This amendment applies to eight pieces of land, battlefields in the valley of Virginia, fought over by two famous military figures in American history--Gen. Stonewall Jackson, one of the most revered men in the State of Virginia, and Gen…

I feel that this bill indeed does need some drafting because this is a bit of an innovation to ask landowners to make the land available for public inspection and to assume associated risk with tort liabilities with visitors coming on, and…

I join with those who have spoken during consideration of this budget resolution and the impact that cuts in discretionary spending, as indicated in the Exon-Grassley provision, would have on the defense budget and our national security. I…

2 years ago, I cosponsored with Senator Bob Kerrey an important amendment to the intelligence authorization bill for fiscal year 1993, directing the administration to update its policy for the domestic and overseas sales of satellite…