Political Quotes

“the tragedy in Bosnia continues and, to me, it is incredible, it is unthinkable, it is immoral that the world has not taken reasonable risks sooner to defend an entire people who are the subject of this massive aggression and this ethnic cleansing. I never thought I would hear the words ``ethnic cleansing'' again in my lifetime. But we have--not just heard the words but seen the cleansing--in Bosnia. The shame of the world. But it is even more incredible to me that we do not even let the Bosnians defend themselves. We have been unwilling to take even the minimal risk of air strikes against military targets. I think that has been a mistake. I have always felt we should engage in those air strikes to reduce the military capability of the aggressor. That has been a tragic mistake, but what is totally indefensible is that we will not even allow the Bosnians to defend themselves on the ground. This is not a question of whether American troops are sent in. This is a question of whether we will finally let the Bosnians defend themselves against Serbian aggression.”