George Voinovich: “The United States must not now--nor ever--condone this revenge approach in Kosovo in either thought, word or deed. We…”

“The United States must not now--nor ever--condone this revenge approach in Kosovo in either thought, word or deed. We must maintain and promote our values as a nation--a respect for human rights, freedom of religion, freedom from harassment, intimidation or violence. If this administration, and the next, does not acknowledge and seriously address the plight of Kosovo Serbs and other minorities in Kosovo, then I think that within a year's time there will not be any minorities still in Kosovo. To prevent this, I believe we should be more aggressive towards protecting minority rights in Kosovo immediately. If we do not, I am concerned that the extremist members of the Kosovo Albanian community will continue to push out all minority groups until they have achieved their dream of an Albanian-only Kosovo. In other words, if we do nothing, there will be many who will argue that the ethnic cleansing of Kosovo was tacitly endorsed by the lack of leadership in the international community.”