Floyd Spence: “In conclusion, Mr. Chairman, I think we have had a fine debate here on all sides of this issue, but as to the extended…”

“In conclusion, Mr. Chairman, I think we have had a fine debate here on all sides of this issue, but as to the extended statements of the distinguished chairman of the Committee on Armed Services, I think the gentleman from California [Mr. Dellums] knows as well as everyone that there is a moral responsibility at certain levels to violate an unjust law. We are saying that this arms embargo is unjust, it is illegal, it is immoral, and it is really nonbinding as a matter of humanitarian sense. That is common sense on its face. Again this provision commits no troops. It remains discretionary with the President. In essence, it does nothing more in that area than the President has the right to do now. I would note, with all this talk about the embargo, that there is no embargo, there is no interdiction, and there is nothing being forced with all those armed supplies and, yes, personnel going from Serbia into Bosnia. Mr. Chairman, I ask the Members to vote yes on McCloskey-Gilman and vote no on Hamilton in the ensuing debate.”