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...development also further roils Congressional waters, says Michaels. Repeating President Clinton's bottom line today, Christopher told the Balkan leaders that "the United States will not send troops where there is no peace to keep." Michaels reports: "Without a Tudjman presence in the peace, we simply won't know what to do with our 20,000 American soldiers over there. The danger will not be what's in front of them, but what's behind them. You can be sure that Congress will not like...
Even as the leaders of the three warring Balkan countries begin talks today in Dayton, Ohio, peace seems increasingly elusive. Monday night, the House of Representatives sent the Clinton Administration by passing a resolution, 315 to 103, recommending that the President not send American troops to Bosnia, a commitment demanded by the Bosnians, Croats and Serbs as a condition for peace. Special U.S envoy Richard Holbrooke, who has masterminded a temporary peace and orchestrated the Dayton meeting, was furious at the eleventh-hour interference. He told reporters yesterday that it "greviously interferes with the negotiating process of peace. Any member...
...single speech exclusively devoted to Bosnia, is undertaking his largest and riskiest foreign venture in this part of the world. But he feels bound by a promise, made during his first month in office, to back a peace agreement with U.S. soldiers. The subsequent years of seemingly incessant Balkan warfare made it unlikely Clinton would ever have to redeem that pledge, but remarkable diplomatic progress in recent months--much of it stemming from the efforts of Clinton's envoy, Assistant Secretary of State Richard Holbrooke--has forced the President to confront his commitment. Last week the indefatigable Holbrooke was flitting...
...this and still remain evenhanded peacekeepers; critics say it's the fastest way to destroy the perception of neutrality, and the surest strategy for provoking the Serbs and Croatians. Perry, Christopher and Shalikashvili seemed unruffled by such issues, pointing out that it will be weeks before the Balkan leaders finish their haggling in Ohio--plenty of time, they said, to smooth out wrinkles in the strategy. "Do I believe we have a good solid plan?" remarked an official. "No. Will we get there in time...
Such sentiments should no doubt give the Administration pause, but it seems to feel that its only choice is to follow through. When asked to offer justification for American participation in I-FOR, officials argued that a renewed Balkan war could swiftly spread to Albania and Macedonia, thereby threatening to involve Greece and Turkey. Christopher also invoked the responsibility that comes with being "the centerpiece" of NATO. "It's just not conceivable for them to undertake this job without the U.S.," he declared. These points were well taken (and have been made for years by advocates of a stronger...