Kay Bailey Hutchison: “it has become clear to people in the United States and around the world that the United Nations policies with regard to…”

“it has become clear to people in the United States and around the world that the United Nations policies with regard to Bosnia and Herzegovina are not comprehensible, are not coherent, in fact the problem is there is no policy. Once again, those who we hope will abide by international norms have demonstrated with impunity that their lust for blood will not be satiated until they have laid waste to Bosnia. The lessons of Munich have been clear ever since Neville Chamberlain handed over to Hitler all his demands. Now, we stand idly by while Serb forces slaughter innocent men and women. While it is not in our interest to deploy United States forces into Bosnia, it is most certainly in our interest to allow those who would fight for their lives to do so. If Lafayette had been sent to our shores with only humanitarian aid during the American Revolution we would still be a crown colony today. I am not advocating sending United States ground troops to Bosnia, but I am advocating giving those with the will to fight--the means to fight. The fledgling United States was given that opportunity in our struggle for freedom. It is only just that we give that opportunity to those who only wish to fight for their lives. We have a moral responsibility to support those who will do for themselves what the West collectively will not and should not.”