Quotes by 'Richard Holbrooke'

Richard Holbrooke

Richard Charles Albert Holbrookewas an American diplomat, magazine editor, author, professor, Peace Corps official, and investment banker...

angry commit ourselves positive

We should commit ourselves to use the U.N. for positive purposes ... and not for inflaming already angry people,

agreed ground president program

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

emerge secretary

will emerge from his conversations with Secretary Albright.

avoid bring hope parties war

We hope to bring the parties back to the negotiating table, ... but the hope to avoid war is very small.

comply imagined intended peace

It is enshrined in the Dayton Peace Accords, but he never intended to comply with it, ... He never imagined he would end up where he is today.

freed innocent people ridiculous

I think this is a ridiculous outcome, ... These people are innocent and they should be freed immediately. They are not spies.

earlier

We are where we were earlier in the day, we're where we were yesterday,

dead hundred million people thousand three

Three hundred thousand people dead and 2.5 million homeless, all because of Slobodan Milosevic.

action bosnia deaths hostile nato satisfied scenarios since total

I am satisfied that every one of the worst-case scenarios was wrong. Total NATO deaths from hostile action in Bosnia since Dayton have been zero.

change misleading resulted suggested talks

I would be misleading you if I suggested that today's talks resulted in any significant or substantial change of the situation.

change misleading resulted suggested talks

I would be misleading you if I suggested that (Monday's) talks resulted in any substantial change in the situation.

change misleading resulted round suggested talks

I would be misleading you if I suggested that (a first round of) talks resulted in any substantial change in the situation.

air favor full position states strong united united-states verifiable

If we don't have full and verifiable compliance, the United States will take a very strong position in favor of resuming the air strikes.

situation

Nothing is changed. The situation is very serious.