Word: withdraw
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...will not remain," he said. Britain's Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd went further, saying the reinforcements were intended not to change the character of the U.N. force "but to increase its ability to protect itself." If the U.N.'s task becomes impossible, Hurd said, "it would have to withdraw...
...said White House spokesman Mike McCurry. The Administration believes that lifting the embargo would anger France, Britain and other countries with peacekeeping troops in the region, andtrigger a commitment of 25,000 American troopsto helpevacuate the peacekeepersand protect the Muslims from a predicted new Serbian assault. (If European peacekeepers withdraw, however, McCurry said, "it may well be that lifting the arms embargo proves unavoidable as a last resort.") A bipartisan chorus of senators, meanwhile, predicted that the full Senate would nonetheless follow the House lead. Said Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.): "At least Bosnians ought to have...
...says, could lead to "a huge mess in Bosnia. First, the Serbs would probably step up their attacks. Many more U.S. troops would be needed, both to train the Muslims in how to use the weapons and tohelp evacuate the peacekeepers, since the U.N. expedition has said it would withdraw if the U.S. lifts the embargo...
...central issue is the fate of the Golan Heights, the strategic plateau that Israel captured from Syria in the 1967 war. Israel has agreed to withdraw, and according to reports from Israeli officials, the two sides for the first time have an implicit understanding that the withdrawal will be total. The two sides have accepted the principle of "equality" of security arrangements on and around the Golan. Both countries, for instance, would remove their armed forces from the border region. However, the Syrians are demanding that the demilitarization be symmetrical; Israel insists that it cannot afford to pull back...
...Israel, whose rancorous negotiations have gone virtually nowhere for more than three years, inched toward common ground, agreeing last week to a shared set of principles to guide their talks. According to Israeli officials, the two sides for the first time have reached an implicit understanding that Israel will withdraw completely from the occupied Golan Heights. "To remain on the Golan Heights," declared Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, "is to give up on peace." Military experts from both sides will meet in Washington in late June to talk further...