> 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
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