Sam Gibbons: “I regret hearing the news about the death of Dr. Morgan. I was privileged to work with him and serve with him here, and…”

“I regret hearing the news about the death of Dr. Morgan. I was privileged to work with him and serve with him here, and he was a man of good common sense, and I feel that if he had been here today, he would be right where Mr. Hamilton is, warning us not to get involved any deeper in their situation. Let me say everything I have to say is premised upon the fact that I feel terribly sorry for the Bosnians involved in this conflict. It was obvious that we were going to be on their side, despite the religious differences, because we want to keep peace in that area and we want to protect people's rights in that area. Had the Bosnians been winning, we would be here defending the Serbs, but that is not the case. The resolution is a feel-good, pass-the-buck resolution. It will allow us to go home and say we did something, despite the fact that it may not have been very rational; and we have got an answer for the people who stop us on the street, but it is not the right answer. This is not America's war, this is not the United States' war, and we should not get involved in it.”