Ernie has drafted a perceptive analysis of the problems of the breakup of the former Yugoslavia. the current fratricidal war In BosniaHercegovina. and suggestions regarding what must be done to bring peace to the Balkans. Ernie and I are in agreement. Mr. Speaker. that the United States must assume a more aggressive leadership role in the resolution of that tragic conflict which has thus far claimed tens of thousands of lives and made some two million people homeless. Those tragic figures are likely to grow substantially as winter comes to this area. where millions of refugees and millions more who are not yet refugees are living in difficult conditions without adequate shelter. food. and heat. It is important that action be taken as quickly as possible to alleviate this tragedy. Mr.
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