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Throughout the war, the Bosnian Muslims have suffered from a terrible deficiency in weaponry when compared with their Serb antagonists. In 1991 an arms embargo was imposed on all of the former Yugoslavia. That worked to the Muslims' disadvantage, since the Bosnian Serbs were equipped with the help of Belgrade. For years a debate raged over the question of lifting the embargo, arming the Muslims and letting them fight with the Serbs on a "level playing field...
...tempted to attack. "We're committed to achieve a stable military balance within Bosnia and among the states of the former Yugoslavia," U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher told Congress, "so that peace will endure." The question is, How do you achieve such a balance in the face of Bosnian Serb resistance...
Aside from the danger, there are practical obstacles to strengthening the Muslim army, although these are not insurmountable. While some of the training could be done inside Bosnia, for large-scale exercises the U.S. might have to invite Bosnian troops to practice on two huge U.S. bases in Germany. Just how the Bosnian military would be outfitted remains uncertain. While some Pentagon officials suggest they might be supplied with older U.S. Army gear, General John Shalikashvili, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, notes that this could cause problems. "The training is not that easy if you give them...
...WHOSE BRILLIANT HEAD KNOCKING FINALLY produced a Bosnian peace agreement two weeks ago traveled to Capitol Hill last Wednesday seeking another miracle: congressional support for the plan that will shortly land 20,000 American troops in an area steeped in hatred and skilled at war. "It was kind of like running into a brick wall," says U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Richard Holbrooke, "and the critics weren't just Republicans." Holbrooke addressed about 100 members of the House Democratic Caucus and received a standing ovation. It was "great," he says, "for about two minutes. Everyone was polite at first, saying...
...moving to Clinton's side last Thursday, Dole highlighted an irony. Had the President earlier forced an end to the arms embargo against the Bosnian Muslims, Dole argued, it might not now be necessary for U.S. soldiers to enforce the peace agreement, an accord whose ultimate goal is to strengthen the Bosnians so they can defend themselves when the U.S. leaves. As a consistent opponent of the embargo, Dole had the standing to complain. But the heart of the matter, he said on the Senate floor, is simple: "The troops are on their way. We cannot stop their deployment...