Session #102 · 1991–93

Speech #1020204780

Mr. President. I oppose this resolution because it appears to sanction the use of U.S. ground forces within a multinational force under United Nations auspices to "ensure the provision of humanitarian relief and to gain access for United Nations and International Red Cross personnel to refugee and prisoners of war camps." Second. such a force apparently would be responsible for implementing a ceasefire plan "which includes placing heavy weapons belonging to all factions in BosniaHercegovina under U.N. supervision." As presently drafted. unless European ground forces are committed in substantial numbers to these purposes. the resolution accomplishes nothing but to cut the wires connecting this body to political reality. The question that this body faces is the limits of its power to establish a new security order that will keep the peace in the Balkans. This conflict in Bosnia is not an Isolated event.
Keywords matched
refugee

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Humanitarian Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
ROBERT BYRD
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
WV
Gender
M
Date
1992-08-06
Speech ID
1020204780
Paragraph
#0
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