anyone know if below has a precedent? Michael Hoover > Vets Want US Troops Out of Balkans > > Thursday, May 6, 1999; 5:00 a.m. EDT > > INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The nation's largest veterans > organization has urged President > Clinton to immediately withdraw U.S. troops from > the Balkans. > > ``We believe the best thing we can do to support > our troops, to protect our troops, is to bring them home,'' said Harold L. > ``Butch'' Miller, national commander of The American Legion. > ``We believe we are getting into a bad situation in > Kosovo.'' > > The Legion's national executive committee > unanimously adopted a resolution Wednesday calling for all U.S. soldiers, > pilots and support staff to be removed from the region. > > The resolution says the U.S.-led NATO attacks > against Serbia ``could only lead to troops > being killed, wounded or captured without advancing > any clear purpose, mission or objective.'' > > The Legion would permit U.S. involvement if > Congress passes a resolution supporting the NATO action; U.S. troops are > led only by U.S. commanders; the president explains why the > action is ``in our vital national interests;'' and > guidelines for the campaign, including an exit strategy, are established. > > The Legion, which represents about 2.9 million > American veterans, has scheduled a news conference today to discuss the > resolution, which is being delivered to the White House and all > members of Congress. > > =A9 Copyright 1999 The > Associated Press > > >
