I appeal to the world, to all politicians, while there are minutes left, let us convince Clinton not to take this tragic, dramatic step
- Boris Yeltsin
We are taking this action for one reason: to prevent Milosevic from continuing to perpetrate his vile oppression
- Tony Blair
The only right decision we could make was to reject foreign troops coming on to our territory
- Slobodan Milosevic
The president's mood is good. It's easy to be in a good mood when your cause is just
- Borislav Milosevic,envoy to Russia and brother of Slobodan
Only firmness can prevent a catastrophe. The dangers of acting now are outweighed by the dangers of failing to act
- President Bill Clinton
Europe cannot tolerate a catastrophe in its midst. An aggressor must know that he will have to pay a high price
- EU declaration
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