Hello, this is Ron Paul with the Legislative Update for the week of March 1st. There is no peace in Kosovo but, as of yet, there has been no bombing or deployment of troops. There is no easy solution, especially for dedicated internationalist, to Kosovo s demand for independence. The President threatens to bomb Serbia and send troops to Kosovo without Congressional approval ignoring clear Constitutional restraints.
Troops continue to be exposed to danger in Bosnia where the mission is unclear and endless.
The policy of foreign military interventionism is a policy that ought to be challenged by the American people and especially the Congress. It has not served us or the world well. Although we hear of plans for troop deployments and the President and the Congress ignore the Constitution, there have been many other occasions where intervention around the world has been secretive and dangerous. Actions by the CIA have undermined our security and served the special interests that control our foreign policy. The dictators we have chosen to support usually are sympathetic to our commercial interests and freedom per se has rarely has been a motivating factor.