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Senate Shelves McCain Proposal on Kosovo
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The Washington Post
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May 5, 1999
- Author:
- Helen Dewar
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The Senate voted with White House backing yesterday to scuttle a
proposal sanctioning a wider war over Kosovo, prompting an angry Sen.
John McCain (R-Ariz.) to charge that President Clinton is "prepared
to lose a war" to avoid tough choices.
The 78 to 22 vote to shelve a proposal by McCain to authorize "all
necessary force," including ground troops, followed an eight-hour
debate that underscored senators' deep divisions over the war. While
most said McCain's proposal was premature and overly broad, they
could not agree on whether to escalate the war, continue to rely on
airstrikes or pursue a negotiated settlement.
The vote to "table," or set aside, the McCain proposal without
voting on its ...