Mark Neumann: “Make no mistake, a ``yes'' vote on the Defense appropriations bill means United States troops will be deployed into…”

“Make no mistake, a ``yes'' vote on the Defense appropriations bill means United States troops will be deployed into Bosnia. If we deploy United States troops in Bosnia, we, the United States, must be prepared to accept the consequences. If these troops are deployed, we must be prepared for our young men and women coming home in body bags, and we must be prepared for $3 billion price tag that goes with the deployment of United States troops in Bosnia. The Defense appropriations bill originally contained an amendment that would have required the President to come to Congress for a vote of confidence, for an acceptance of the expenditure of these funds prior to deploying troops into the Bosnian arena. If we vote yes on the Defense appropriations bill today, we must be prepared to accept the consequences.”