Political Quotes

“today, I will vote in favor of the Dole amendment. I do so because I do not believe that we can continue to impose against the people of Bosnia an arms embargo that denies them the right to self-defense. I have long supported, and often spoken in favor of, efforts to lift the arms embargo on Bosnia because I believe the current arms embargo does not achieve its objective. Since it is primarily the Serbians who now have arms we have created an imbalance which favors the Serbs over other combatants. At the same time, I want to take this opportunity to stress my support for efforts to lift the arms embargo in concert with our allies. I hope the United States will not have to go it alone in this action because it is undeniable that cooperative action with our allies is preferable. But, the United States has often been called upon to lead in world affairs, and one of the burdens of leadership is sometimes loneliness. The bottom line is that the embargo must be lifted and by our act we now can and must encourage our allies to join us.”