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...Bosnian settlement presents itself as contrived political move in the face of the upcoming Presidential election. Each President requires a mini-war and Clinton's Presidential resume remains empty in that regard. (One might note the hypocrisy of his decision in light of his own military record). The American troop deployment is a decision opposed by former Chief of Staff General Colin Powell, and it is a decision which fails to reconcile itself with a sound foreign policy; lacking though it may be in the present administration...
...Clinton Administration had deemed crucial. French Defense Minister Charles Millon gave the mission a boost when he attended the meeting, ending a 29-year French boycott of NATO's military wing. The contributor of 10,000 of the 60,000 peacekeepers, France has a major stake in the largest troop deployment in NATO history. TIME's Bruce Crumley notes that the French now have 7,500 troops in Sarajevo and represent the most experienced contingent of European military units in a divided Serb-Muslim city that could be a flashpoint during the peacekeeping mission...
Gramercy, it turned out, is more than a room and a bath. It provides job training and counseling on issues from drugs to family planning. It arranged special tutoring for Joshua, who is in second grade, and even located a Cub Scout troop for him. Randy could earn "shelter money" to buy necessities, while 80% of his $490 a month from Aid to Families with Dependent Children (afdc) check was set aside by the Gramercy staff to build up some savings so he can move out and start paying rent on his own place. That will happen within two weeks...
...that he had previously threatened to veto to become law today without his signature. The Republican-sponsored plan allots $243 billion for the Defense Department, $7 billion more than the President had earlier said he would approve. But with an estimated $2 billion needed to pay for the Bosnian troop deployment, Clinton was hard pressed...
...Thurmond, the Republican chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, hedged his criticism: "I support the North Atlantic alliance and believe that the United States should remain engaged in and show leadership in NATO." Elsewhere, the American Jewish Congress today joined an increasing number of voices supporting the U.S. troop deployment. "It looks increasingly likely that Clinton will get congressional support," says White House correspondent James Carney. "The White House believes that they will certainly get the Senate. Bob Dole's comment that he'd like to support the President is very impressive. It shows he's willing to take...