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Kay Bailey Hutchison: I just say to my friend from Oregon, we left Bosnia to the United Nations. If we had the ability to have something in…

On the recordApril 29, 1998
I just say to my friend from Oregon, we left Bosnia to the United Nations. If we had the ability to have something in place by which we could have had a process long before Dayton to discuss these issues and perhaps bring them to the table together for a resolution, I do not think we would be in a potentially unending commitment in Bosnia. I just ask if a border dispute resolution process would not be part of collective security, if it would not help us prevent conflict rather than always reacting when things are already exploding before our eyes?
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Kay Bailey Hutchison
Republican · Texas

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Discussing the U.S. role in Bosnia and the need for conflict prevention measures.

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