CBS Evening News (Eastern) - 1995-11-27

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[0:03] President Clinton goes on national

[0:05] television to make the case for sending

[0:07] US ground troops to Bosnia and ask your

[0:10] support. The first US soldiers will join

[0:12] these French troops in Bosnia tomorrow.

[0:15] Bob Simon is there tonight with a report

[0:17] on what the Americans will be up

[0:19] against. Also tonight, possible

[0:21] corruption in 401k retirement plans

[0:24] [music] and how a world run by adults

[0:28] failed this young child.

[0:31] [music]

[0:33] >> This is the CBS Evening News with Dan

[0:37] Rather. Good evening. President [music]

[0:39] Clinton tonight makes his case to

[0:41] Congress and the American people for

[0:42] sending US troops to Bosnia. The

[0:44] president's position basically is there

[0:46] is a moral responsibility and a

[0:49] practical security reason. The plan is

[0:51] to have 20,000 US soldiers in a NATO

[0:54] force headquartered in the Muslim city

[0:55] of Tusla near the front lines of the

[0:58] four-year civil war that was started by

[1:00] outside powers. CBS News correspondent

[1:02] Bob Simon is in Tusla tonight.

[1:05] The first Americans are scheduled to

[1:07] arrive in Tusla tomorrow. The first

[1:10] Americans, some are here already,

[1:12] keeping a low profile behind big

[1:14] Norwegians and dark shades.

[1:16] >> How do you like so far?

[1:18] >> Outstanding.

[1:19] >> Bosnia is often called a minefield. And

[1:21] it's not just a metaphor. Countless

[1:23] thousands of mines have been planted by

[1:25] all parties. And this road, which is in

[1:27] the American sector, is being cleared

[1:29] now by the French. They've been added

[1:31] every day for 2 weeks. How many have

[1:34] they found? Not a one, but they're still

[1:36] looking. Mines might be less of a

[1:38] problem than m

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