Richard Holbrooke
Richard Holbrooke
Richard Charles Albert Holbrookewas an American diplomat, magazine editor, author, professor, Peace Corps official, and investment banker...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPublic Servant
Date of Birth24 April 1941
CountryUnited States of America
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We are running almost a year behind schedule on the civilian parts of the Dayton agreement,
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we are on the brink of military action.
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The Democratic Party is the party that has created . . .
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We would view with the greatest possible concern any such event, ... It would do Indonesia immense, perhaps irreparable damage.
We are at the brink...time is very short.
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We are at the brink. Time is short.
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There are certain kinds of second-tier confrontations which the U.S. does not need to get directly involved in. However, even in the second tier of problems, our intervention as a friend to both sides is important.
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We're still behind. But we picked up some steam and we closed the gap.
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He faces two futures now -- to spend the rest of his life on the run or else he can defend himself in the International Court of The Hague.
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there is no change in (the American) position in the sense there is a clear disagreement between the Russian government and NATO. But that does not mean we cannot still continue close contacts.
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If we don't have full and verifiable compliance, the United States will take a very strong position in favor of resuming the air strikes.
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He was a communist opportunist and became an opportunistic nationalist. His actions led to the deaths of over 300,000 people, four wars, the instability in Europe, creation of criminal gangs ... he was never going to see daylight again and that was appropriate and now he's gone.
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I am satisfied that every one of the worst-case scenarios was wrong. Total NATO deaths from hostile action in Bosnia since Dayton have been zero.
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We showed our very strong support for Montenegro's integrity and its ability to run its own affairs,