Mr DOLE. Mr. President, 1 yearpeople, mostly civili today, the Republics of Slovenla and ian were dead . Dozen of Croatian Croatia declared theft? Independence, ______
Only hours later, the Yugoslav Anns laUnched an attack on Solvenia,
?This attack was the opening salvo In
a barbaric war that has raged with in rubble and for Milosevic Croatia was just intensity for 1 year now—a practice , for Bosnia-Herzego
war waged by Serbian President Slobo vina Milosevic and his band of crimi- Milosevic atalnat all those who nals just getting darted In Cro~ stand In the way of an ethnically pure atia They took their . weapons and greater Serbia. Hitler-like tactics U) Bosnia.
Mllosevlc Is an old-style. Communistin Bosnia in Just it waits, over dictator, and a virulent nationalist In 40,000 people hate beta killed In the the mold of a Eaddam Hussein, or yes most brutal fashion. Serb forces under even an Adolf Ififler. What he wants Is Belgrade?s direction targetted the not to advance the legitimate Intere*s people of Bosnia-Muslims, Croats, of the Serbian people—have Indeed and 3qbs, Yes Serbs and their cul
those people have Interests just as le- ture and livelihoods, Over a million gitimate as those of the other tOUPS Bosnians have been fthced from their which made up the former Yugoslavia. homes. Thousands are in concentra-Eut Milosevic Is not about advancing Lion camps. And tens at thousands these interests but advancing his oWn 4ace imminent starvation in the cap-perverted agenda. That Is why the ftal of Sarajevo, and its suburbs.
democratic Opposition of Serbia is Surrounded by Serb forces perched planning another protest this weekend on the hillsides with marten, howit-In Belgrade—s protest against Milose- zers and cannons, Sarajevo has tic and his policies of war and repres- become a vafley of death.
sion. . Cease fire come and go, and every Mr. President, as we look back over ? is news of yet another -events of this inst year. we see that strike against Innocent and even though Slovenia was the first to helpless civilians. Just yesterday. Serb be attacked by the Serbeontrofled militias gunned down a hospital bus in Yugoalav Army, Slovenla was the luck- Saralevo. killing a doctor and wounds lest of the Republics of the former ing two nurses.
Yugoslavia Milosevic and his fellowIt Has been 12 months since slovenla thugs found ft too difficult to sustain was attacked. Why didn?t we nspond
war in Slovenia, since Slovenla does to this aggression 12 months ago? not share * border with Serbia, More- Why did we wait so long?
over, Slovenia don not have * Serbian The international community should minority in whose name Milosevic have blown the whistle on Mitosevic
could claim to act.months and months ago.
Othir Republics were far less fortu- Tragically, the world community re-nate. Croatia next In line, came under sponse has been too little and late—i. more vicious attack. And, altar 10
wants at War, one-third of Croatia Just hope we are not too late.




I hope we are not too late lot the people of Bosnia And I hone that we are not too late for the other people of
the former Yugoslavia who have not yet fully Mt the wrath oI the Bel. grade war machine. We must consider whether the genocide In Bosnia Is iust a prelude to mass annihilatIon of the 2 million Albanians wbd live hi Kosova.
What Is absolutely clear Is ,that action znu$t be taken now to end Milo-sevic?s murderous rampage.
I sin not suggesting unilateral mill-taru action.
Earlier thia week, I called on NATO
to begin immedlately to implement a four point proflafl%
First to authorize the use of alliance forces, if necessary, to reestablish peace in Bosnia and other threatened areas of the former Yugoslavia, such as Kosova.
Second, orzanizc a standby force with the mthtazy assets to accomplish aeveral urgently needed Initial tasks
To close the airspace over Bosnia;
To protect convoys of desperately needed humanitarian supplies,
To plan for airstrikes, if feasible, against Serbian positions in Brie, lad In Serbia.
?Third. consult with the CSCE, the United Nations and other appropriate
bodies. soperations using
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fourth issue an ultimatum to Milosevic to end his aggression and pull back his forces or face the conse-quences .
so the botton line is that Milosevic must be stopped now and in my view only NATO Is capable of stopping him