Joe Cunningham: “let me give a little different perspective. I do not disagree with my colleagues, but I would add maybe some…”

“let me give a little different perspective. I do not disagree with my colleagues, but I would add maybe some enlightening information. First of all, during World War II, it was the Serbs that fought with the Allies and the United States. I attended a dinner, a banquet of some 400 Allied and U.S. Air Force pilots that were giving their thanks to the Serbs for getting them behind and through the Croatian and the Muslim lines that fought with Nazi Germany. I feel that in most cases during the conflict in the former Yugoslavia that the Serbs have been pointed out, maimed and not given equal treatment. I do not want special recognition, but I ask for a more evenhanded look at the Serbians in this conflict. I do not think there will be peace in the Middle East in my lifetime, nor do I think there will be peace in the former Yugoslavia in my lifetime, but most certainly until we get rid of Milosevic, until we get rid of Izetbegovic, until we get rid of Tudjman, to me, this is the main problem. We need new leadership, we need youth, and we need a new direction for that to go. If we want a real resolution, let us stop arming the Muslims that are tending to go further and further toward Iran and Iraq and surrounding themselves with the mujahedin out of both Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan.”