Word: nato
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...settlement in the Middle East following World War II, is far from a stability-inducing measure. Though Clinton would like us to consider it in the same light as the historical handshake between Rabin and Arafat, the accord anticipates a renewed conflict following the removal of the NATO force...
...temporary security granted by NATO's year-long presence will surely necessitate a permanent position for America within the Balkans, and as such, one which is clearly dissonant with any interpretation of the nation's interests. The much lauded "exit plan" fantastically assumes our ability to retreat from the Bosnian situation once we have morally as well as physically entangled ourselves within it. One would hope that no president is so callous as to renege on an already assumed responsibility. For as many predictions and guarantees have been made, when the time for withdrawal approaches and the situation...
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...Meanwhile the U.N. Security Council voted unanimously to shut down its ill-starred 31/2-year peacekeeping missions in Croatia and Bosnia by Jan. 31. Ninety percent of the 22,000 U.N. troops now stationed in the former Yugoslavia will simply take off their Blue Helmets and switch over to the NATO force...
Chirac: The bipolar world we have known is finished, and the world of tomorrow will be multipolar. One of the essential poles will be Europe. I think that the first objective of my term in office will be to work for the success of Europe. The second will be NATO modernization and the creation of a European defense pillar within the alliance. The third objective is to develop solidarity between Europe and two zones that are linked to it: the Mediterranean and Africa. The fourth objective is to confront certain important problems, such as aid to developing countries, unemployment, monetary...