Word: bosnian
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...prevent an escalation ofthe fighting in the Balkans. Senate Majority LeaderBob Dole, who at Clinton's request delayed action last week to await the results of the NATO allies conference in London, argued on the Senate floor that the embargo merely established a built-in military advantage for rebel Bosnian Serb forces. "We have an obligation to the Bosnian people and to our principles to allow a U.N. member state, the victim of aggression, to defend itself," he said. Clinton, clearly frustrated, fired off a letter to Senate Republicans warning of a potential U.S. quagmire: "Unilateral lift means unilateral responsibility...
...several meetings last week build on Serbia's acceptance, given last July, of the peace plan put forth by the so-called Contact Group, composed of the U.S., Britain, France, Germany and Russia; that proposal envisages the future Bosnia as a union of the Bosnian Serbs' Republika Srpska and the Bosnian-Croat federation, on the basis of a 49%-51% allocation of territory. Milosevic would not only recognize the union but also make certain that the peace plan is accepted by the so far intransigent Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic. Serbia would in addition promise to seal more effectively...
...Europeans either lack the leadership clout or have too many conflicting interests in the former Yugoslavia to impose a settlement, and that the U.N. is too weak to do so. Can he deliver on his part of any bargain? Possibly, but he will need time to bring the Bosnian Serbs into line and convince Serbs in general that he is not selling out their cause. "Like it or not, there's nothing else out there," says an insider in Belgrade. "Nothing will happen unless the U.S. and Serbia are involved-nothing. And if nothing happens, there will be a disaster...
...weeks. An allied force of up to 83,000 would spend as many as 22 weeks on the mission. However, only about half of those troops -- and some 10,000 of the 25,000 Americans expected to be a part of the plan -- would actually set foot on Bosnian soil. Most of the rest would be logistical units in Croatia and Italy and afloat in the Adriatic. Much of the 22 weeks would be spent marshaling troops in the region until there is sufficient force to move into the Balkans without undue fear of ambush. Amid widespread attacks and sniping...
...allies' aversion to conducting that kind of mission in the winter means a decision to withdraw must be made in the next month. But weather is only one of many prospective problems. All the armed factions -- Bosnian, Croat and Serb -- have attacked the peacekeepers in the past, and could assault the retreating troops. The two-lane roads thread through mountains, giving an edge to those seeking to frustrate the pullout. Masses of refugees, fearing slaughter once the U.N. forces leave, would also hamper an operation. "The Muslims know that once the pullout is over, genocide is just around the corner...