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Robert C. Byrd: “Further U.S. action and participation in the newly expanded mission should either be specifically endorsed by the…”

On the recordJuly 13, 1993
Further U.S. action and participation in the newly expanded mission should either be specifically endorsed by the Congress, or we should pack up and go home. My vote is for the latter.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
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Jul 13, 1993

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Questioning continued U.S. military involvement in Somalia.

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