Elizabeth Dole: “the siege of Sarajevo began on April 6, 1992, and since that time, the world has watched with horror as the citizens of…”

“the siege of Sarajevo began on April 6, 1992, and since that time, the world has watched with horror as the citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina have been systematically terrorized, driven out of their homes, and murdered by the tens of thousands. The leaders of the international community have failed to respond adequately or effectively to this blatant and brutal act of aggression against a U.N. member state. Sanctions were imposed against Serbia in May 1992. But, by the summer of 1992--with about 65 percent of Bosnia under Serbian occupation--it became clear that hard liner Slobodan Milosevic and Serbian-backed irregular forces would not respond to economic or diplomatic pressure by the United Nations and the European Community. How did the international community react to Serbian intransigence? By boldly moving forward with more resolutions, more speeches, and more diplomatic handwringing. Indeed, the only real U.N. Security Council action was undertaken by the clerks who typed and photocopied numerous pages of resolutions and reports. Sure, a NATO no-fly zone exists, safe havens have been established, and air strikes are a possibility, but only in theory, in U.N. and NATO documents.”