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Strikes
in Yugoslavia Coverage
April 8, 1999:
Debating
the draft.
April 6, 1999:
Three
former secretaries of defense.
April 5, 1999:
Secretary
General Solana
April 1, 1999:
Defense
Secretary Cohen and General Shelton
April 1, 1999:
Yugoslavia's
UN Ambassador
March 31, 1999:
Should NATO send in ground
troops?
March 29, 1999:
NATO's top commander, General
Wesley Clark
March
25, 1999:
Defense
Secretary Cohen
March 24, 1999:
Secretary
Albright discusses the air strikes.
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Dear Mr. President:
As the crisis in Kosovo mounts and the number of refugees and victims
of Slobodan Milosevic's campaign of brutal aggression grows, we urge
you to leave all military options open to accomplish our national goals.
Specifically, we ask that you not preclude the use of United States
ground troops as part of the NATO mission if the airstrikes prove to
be inadequate to meet our aims. It may be that only NATO ground forces
will be able to create a secure environment for the return of the refugees
and to stop Milosevic's brutal abuse and murder of innocent civilians.
We further ask that you take all appropriate operational measures to
fully prepare the United States armed services for the contingency of
sending American ground troops to the region as part of the NATO force.
As we have seen with the introduction of the Apache helicopters into
this mission, it takes time to put all of the necessary components in
place to wage an effective war against Milosevic. Acting swiftly at
this critical juncture to develop an operational plan will make any
future effort more productive and limit the risk of further ethnic cleansing
in Kosovo.
Mr. President, we appreciate your consideration and resolve, and join
you in expressing our gratitude for all of the brave men and women taking
part in this crucial mission.
Sincerely,
(Co-signers)
Joseph M. Hoeffel (D-Pennsylvania)
Gary Ackerman (D-New York)
Shelley Berkley (D-Nevada)
David Bonior (D-Michigan)
Joseph Crowley (D-New York)
Norm Dicks (D-Washington)
Eliot Engel (D-New York)
Steny Hoyer (D-Maryland)
Peter King (R-New York)
John Lewis (D-Georgia)
Marty Meehan (D-Massachusetts)
Dennis Moore (D-Kansas)
Jerrold Nadler (D-New York)
John W. Olver (D-Massachusetts)
Major Owens (D-New York)
Silvestre Reyes (D-Texas)
Charles W. Stenholm (D-Texas)
Ellen O. Tauscher (D-California)
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