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Joe Cunningham: “The gentleman is mistaken. I was in charge with fleet core group of all the troops in Korea. There is a four-star Air…”

On the recordFebruary 15, 1995
The gentleman is mistaken. I was in charge with fleet core group of all the troops in Korea. There is a four-star Air Force General that is in charge with a brick over all forces, and any Navy force that goes into that gulf is in charge under that four-star except for the direction of the carrier. They are not under U.N. control. The U.S. military is in control, and what we are trying to do is take the control of Boutros Boutros-Ghali and the rest of it away from our troops. I say to the gentleman, ``I was there for 4 years and conducted it, Gejdenson. Don't you tell me who has control.''
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Joe Cunningham
South Carolina

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Defending U.S. military control in Korea during a debate.

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