Word: embargos
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...that is; proof that we've done something at last -- even if the Serbs simply move their heavy weapons and strike elsewhere, or hunker down till the dust clears." Ground troops could settle the conflict, but Clinton has ruled them out. He says he favors lifting the arms embargo so the Bosnians can defend themselves on a level killing field, but he has yet to seriously push his preference...
...lofty principle of deterring aggression, that is better achieved by lifting the arms embargo, which has to be one of the most counterintuitive policies of this day. Until then, let the Bosnian conflict remain, in President George Bush's words, a European problem...
...still turn out to be a land mine for this war-era draft avoider: the final disposition of American servicemen whose fate in battle remains unresolved. In his announcement Clinton deferred elaborately to the families of those missing in action, stressing that he was "absolutely convinced" that ending the embargo would best serve their interests...
President Clinton lifted the 19-year-old trade embargo against Vietnam, opening a potentially lucrative market to U.S. firms. Although he cited Vietnam's cooperation in the search for evidence of the more than 2,000 Americans still missing from the Vietnam War as justification for the move, Clinton's decision disappointed veterans' groups and families of mias. On the other hand, firms such as American Express and United Airlines were thrilled; both announced plans to open for business in Vietnam ASAP. It still remains for the two countries to establish full diplomatic relations...
Yankees are welcome in Hanoi as Clinton lifts the embargo...