81. China has sent troops to the colony, ignoring the objections of Portuguese officials, who said their agreement with China does not provide for a military garrison. 82. Congress approved a one-year assignment of American troops to peacekeeping in Bosnia. 83. Clinton told the reporters off camera that he knew there was a political risk in sending troops to Bosnia in the run-up to a presidential re-election campaign. 84. Clinton was helped further by his announcement that he was sending troops to Bosnia. 85. Congressional Democrats who once questioned bombing campaigns abroad have largely stood behind the president as he sent troops to Haiti and launched airstrikes in Bosnia and now Kosovo. 86. Customarily, none have been assigned because of the difficulty of getting troops to the sites. 87. Did Milosevic also fear that a NATO ground offensive might bring Western troops all the way to Belgrade? 88. Dole also argued that Clinton has not made a convincing argument for the assignment of U.S. troops to Bosnia as part of a NATO peacekeeping force. 89. During that time, the Reagan administration sent U.S. troops to Grenada to help evacuate American students who were said to be in danger there. 90. Diplomats said there are credible reports that Kabila has sent hundreds of troops across to the neighboring Congo Republic. |