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James Traficant: it is time. Time to arm the Kosovo Liberation Army, not send in ground troops. Let Europe send in the ground troops. It…

On the recordApril 22, 1999
it is time. Time to arm the Kosovo Liberation Army, not send in ground troops. Let Europe send in the ground troops. It would cost less than one night of bombing to arm the KLA, and that is what we should be doing. It is also time to indict Milosevic for war crimes, and it is also time to recognize independence for Kosovo, and NATO should support and defend those borders. I think this is something very important, Madam Speaker. No doubt, America is a superpower, but America is not the only power, and it is time for Europe to step up and take care of problems in their own backyard.

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Advocating for U.S. policy on Kosovo during a House floor speech.

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