Political Quotes

“I just fail to see what is moral about disarming one side in a combat. I have trouble rationalizing that. Madam Chairman, In our time we have seen the phrase ``ethnic cleansing'' enter the vocabulary of hate--a description even Hitler would have been proud of. Serbians have used rape on a massive scale as a cruel instrument of terror. In the surrounded enclave of Gorazde, the civilian population was subjected to relentless shelling by Serbian artillery which targeted the municipal hospital and the headquarters of humanitarian relief organizations, killing scores of innocent people. Bosnia's map is a constantly shifting mosaic of desperate enclaves--a land-locked archipelago that is home to the most beleaguered of humanity. Heavily armed Serb invaders continue to slaughter defenseless men, women, and children, without the slightest hesitation or remorse. It is a one-sided war that grinds on unmercifully. President Clinton argues that the United States cannot lift the embargo unilaterally, but must bow to the will of the U.N. Security Council, which remains immovable. Where is U.S. leadership? We are in a time of endless palaver, paralysis, indecision, and no follow-through. The President and his Secretary of State have repeatedly stated that they favor lifting the arms embargo on bleeding and shell-shocked Bosnia. However, both cite U.N. Security Council resolutions as immovable obstacles to that end.”