I urge those who are calling for unlimited escalation in this war to remember the most basic fact involved in this conflict: The United States is not in Vietnam to invade the north, but to secure the freedom and independence of the south.
Warning against growing public sentiment to escalate the war in Vietnam.
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Doesn't this send a signal to the Iraqi people and to the American people that the United States intends to have a large permanent presence there?
In closing, may I say that the President's request includes $658 million for construction of the U.S. Embassy in Iraq.
I cannot support this item unless there are some limitations on it, unless Congress can exercise its power over the purse, as the Constitution provides.
Why should Congress not have some limitations on this? It is the taxpayers' money.
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