It will tell them that they are right. all they have to do is wait. and that the United States will leave without fully implementing Dayton. without following through on our commitment to create a secure and stable Bosnia. After we have done so much we cannot abandon Bosnia now. It is true there are still unsettled issues with refugees. with reconstruction. and with indicted war criminals in the former Yugoslavia. And again. I would not argue that we did not want or hope that these matters would have been taken care of by now. But having said that. setting a date for a troop pullout will not help us to resettle refugees. to speed economic reconstruction. or to apprehend indicted war criminals. Instead. it will send a message to refugees that they cannot hope to be safely resettled. to those trying to rebuild their businesses that they should not bother. and to war criminals that they only have to remain in hiding a little bit longer. and then they will be free to commit their ghastly crimes once again. The continued presence of U.S. forces Is critical in keeping the peace process on track. And the fact of the matter is that the United Statesled peacekeeping force is the glue that holds peace process in the former Yugoslavia together.
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