Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, by maintaining the status quo and not lifting the arms embargo, we are taking sides. We are taking the wrong side, on the side of the aggressor. The Serbs are clearly the aggressors in Bosnia. We have had hearings before the Helsinki Commission here in Washington that have documented the atrocities that have taken place. The numbers before the most recent aggression by the Serbs indicate over 20,000 rapes, over 151 mass graves holding up to 3,000 remains, over 200,000 deaths, 800 prison camps and detention facilities, 50,000 people tortured. The Serbs are the aggressors, the Serbs are armed, the Bosnians are not. Maintaining the status quo is taking a side; taking the wrong side. Yes, Mr. Chairman, lifting the arms embargo is uncertain. We do not know what will happen by lifting the arms embargo, but we know that by maintaining the arms embargo, the atrocities, the genocide that is currently taking place, will continue to take place. Why should we not let the Bosnians make their own decision? They should have the right to be armed.”