Political Quotes

“I support the resolution of Senators Dole, Lieberman, and others. To those who say it makes no sense to allow Bosnians to defend themselves because that will result in more arms flowing into the region, I agree that is not the world's first choice. We and the nations of the world, acting through the United Nations, are unwilling to take actions necessary to protect the civilians in Bosnia against ethnic cleansing and aggression. So the fire continues to burn, primarily in one direction, against the Bosnian Government. If we are not willing to defend them, we must surely allow the primary victims of aggression to defend themselves, a guarantee that is in the U.N. Charter. Some have argued that our allies and other nations have personnel on the ground in Bosnia assisting in humanitarian relief efforts, and these forces would be endangered if more arms flowed into the region. They might then decide to withdraw forces and humanitarian relief might be interrupted. But the Bosnian Government has consistently appealed for the end of the embargo and said many times that if it is a choice between being allowed to defend themselves without one of their hands tied behind their back, or receiving humanitarian relief from UNPROFOR on the ground, they would prefer to defend themselves and not become casualties and victims for humanitarian relief workers to care for.”