Political Quotes

“let me talk about the practical side of lifting the embargo and the problems I have with the U.S. unilaterally lifting the embargo. All of us have seen this tragedy unfold. Not long ago I was in Sarajevo, and I stood on the spot in the central marketplace where the mortar round hit and killed so many people, and they talked about the terrible tragedy that is going on in Bosnia. General Rose, the U.N. ground commander, took me all through the area in Sarajevo particularly, and talked about the difficulty that the United Nations has on the ground. For instance, in close air support, the hillsides are heavily vegetated. A tank moves back and forth, and is difficult to spot. Also, there is often cloud cover that greatly complicates air missions. So people who think you could easily expand the bombing and significantly affect military events on the ground are inaccurate. It's not an easy proposition. General Rose told me that with the military situation that has developed, this is the very time in which negotiations must be stressed to end this ongoing tragedy. There is some momentum here. He said that certain actions taken by the United States could interrupt the momentum toward a settlement and prolong the fighting on the ground if we raise false hopes. For instance, he said that every time the United States makes a strong statement we encourage one party or the other to institute a military action.…”