Why Bosnia Matters to America

摘要

Over the last four years, the world has witnessed images we thought had been banished from Europe forever: sunken-eyed prisoners; defenseless men shot down into mass graves. Bosnia-Herzegovina, once a symbol of multiethnic tolerance, has been Europe's bloodiest battleground since World War Ⅱ. But now, in Dayton, Ohio —where the Presidents of Bosnia, Croatia, and Serbia are beginning negotiations aimed at ending the brutality—horror is giving way to hope. America has led the way to the best chance for peace since the war began. American pilots and their NATO colleagues waged a bombing campaign that halted Bosnian Serb attacks on the safe areas. America's determined diplomacy brought the parties to the peace table. And in Dayton, America's negotiating team—together with our European and Russian partners—is working with them to make a lasting peace.