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This tragedy in Kosovo has been a noble undertaking, ... Many foreigners, many Americans have said to me, 'Why is the United States bothering?' The answer is because we could make a difference and tried to make a difference.

Richard Holbrooke

 

This statement sent tremors throughout the Balkans.

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There is no question in my mind that this will weaken our national security. I was ambassador to Germany. I know that the Germans are very unhappy about these withdrawals. The Koreans are going to be equally unhappy.

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 Germany

Iraq is not a member of the Security Council. Iraq does not have veto power over the selection. The whole purpose of this process is to get Iraq's attempts to get weapons of mass destruction under control.

Richard Holbrooke

 Iraq

This is a big step forward, ... The next set of steps is to talk to all the parties, get guarantees from them about the safety of the U.N. forces.

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I'm sorry I'm unable to go into any details at all-- you'll understand why, ... I can only say that we remain on an intense effort to find a peaceful and satisfactory outcome to what can only be called an emergency while in another part of Europe -- Brussels -- NATO continues to move in a very different form.

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We don't want this in any way to affect our mission, ... I think you are going to see the international community prepare for a very strong and swift response against those responsible, and we all know who they are.

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If women in the developing world do not have equal rights, they will not have equal health, ... It is as simple as that; the empowerment of women is not a politically-correct cliché, but a living, essential goal for everyone.

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I don't think their future's very bright.

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We have agreed with President Milosevic on a ground verification program augmented with an important aerial verification program.

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