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Lift the arms embargo on Croatia and Bosnia. Only an equity in weapons and force will draw the Serbs to the bargaining table. Moreover, the West must punish those responsible for atrocities; a lasting peace cannot be achieved unless those whose lives have been ripped apart by Serbia's rulers see justice done. It is long past time for the U.S. to take its stand as a world leader instead of a subordinate member of the U.N. Without American guidance and support to the democratic governments of Croatia and Bosnia, will peace ever come? ANDY DECKER Alexandria, Virginia...
...rare bipartisan repudiation of a President's foreign policy, the Senate voted 69 to 29 to end American participation in the U.N. embargo on arms to Bosnia. The rationale: to help the Muslim government fend off the savage onslaughts of the Bosnian Serbs. President Clinton vowed to veto the measure if it also passes the House; he claims that lifting the embargo would, among other things, increase the chances of injecting U.S. troops into the conflict. In the short term, however, the bill's impact is more likely to be political: it's qualified in such a way that...
...many more atrocities do we have to witness?" asked David Bonior (D-Mich) in arguing for a U.S. lifting of the arms embargo on Bosnia. On an overwhelming vote of 298-128, the House agreed, brushing aside fears that such a move could Americanize the war or lead to a preemptive slaughter of Bosnia's Muslims. The margin is enough to override President Clinton's promised veto, and comes just days after the Senate approved a similar measure. Although support for the resolution was high,TIME World Editor James Collinssays the vote was chiefly an expression of dissatisfaction with President...
...Bosnia as long as possible. The ministers also said they would use a new U.N. rapid-reaction force now taking shape to secure a land supply route into Sarajevo, where relief shipments have been cut off for weeks. But Rifkind warned that if the U.S. lifts the arms embargo against Bosnia, the situation would become too dangerous and "unprofor would have to withdraw...
...Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali cleared the way for promptNATO airstrikesifSerbs, as expected, attack the "safe area" of Gorazde. Trying to shore up fast-eroding domestic support for the Bosnian arms embargo, President Clinton declared the U.N. move "the last chance" for the international peacekeeping mission in Bosnia: "You can't go about the world saying you're going to do something and then not do it." If the House follows the Senate with a veto-proof lifting of the ban, Clinton fears the ensuing warfare will trigger a massive U.N. withdrawal requiring escort by 25,000 U.S. troops. TIME...