Political Quotes

“today we are once again discussing the pros and cons of unilaterally lifting the U.N. arms embargo on Bosnia, and I rise in strong support of this measure, S. 21, that would lift the embargo. Although the arms embargo was deemed a viable stopgap to the conflict when it was first instituted almost 3 years ago, it has clearly failed to inject any amount of fairness into this tragic war. The Bosnian Serb army, under the tutelage of Milosevic, and armed with the weaponry and training of the former Federal Yugoslav Army, is a towering Goliath to the Bosnian Government's brave David. For 3 years now every American has watched with horror as the tragedies in the Balkans continued unabated. In those 3 years there has been much talk, and even several threats, about doing something that could effectively stop the advance of the Bosnian Serbs in their quest to ethnically cleanse Bosnia. And yet the United States and Europe are still stuck in the same place we were in when the conflict began. What is the secret solution to ending the bloodshed? What is the correct combination of action and diplomacy that will send the strongest possible message to the Serbs that the international community does not tolerate this slaughter? I don't know. And I can't say if anyone knows. But I do know, as do most of my colleagues, what is the right thing to do. We must lift the embargo. In my mind, it is the only conscionable thing to do.”