A resolution expressing Congress' support for U.S. Armed Forces and its qualified acceptance of President Clinton's planned deployment of U.S. ground forces to Bosnia . . . 44 will express Congress' support for U.S. Armed Forces and its qualified acceptance of President Clinton's planned deployment of U.S. Armed Forces to Bosnia. Details are provided below. We vigorously oppose the President's decision to send ground forces into the middle of the civil war in Bosnia. That decision, though, has been made, without any consultation with Members of Congress of either party.
Troops are on their way, and some have already arrived.
Whether Congress approves or disapproves of his actions, President Clinton has made it clear that he intends to proceed. At this stage the only means Congress has of stopping him is to cut off funding. The President has agreed to accept its terms. Those terms will limit the mission to military tasks only and will require a realistic exit strategy based on the goal of Bosnian self-reliance. Our purpose in passing this resolution is to make it more likely this mission will succeed, and more likely that our troops will be safe.