Richard Holbrooke
Richard Holbrooke
Richard Charles Albert Holbrookewas an American diplomat, magazine editor, author, professor, Peace Corps official, and investment banker...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPublic Servant
Date of Birth24 April 1941
CountryUnited States of America
concerned course days few greater including might tragedy western
We are very concerned ... we are only a few days away from a tragedy of even greater dimensions. We might be on a collision course here between Yugoslavia and the Western authorities including NATO.
concerned contrast filled overly supposed theory
The U.N. by contrast is sterile, overly concerned with protocol, overly formal, filled with set-piece speeches. This is what the U.N. in theory is supposed to be but can't.
emergency
We're not out of the emergency yet. We're still in it.
answer difference kosovo noble states tragedy tried united united-states
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.
agreed point principle
At this point everyone's agreed to the principle of 51/49 but everyone's 51% and everyone's 49% is different,
brought forge peace remember trying
While we are trying to forge a peace, we need to remember what brought us here.
capacity fighting fights-and-fighting level
While the level of fighting (in Kosovo) may have abated temporarily, the capacity for its resumption is there,
ability integrity run strong support
We showed our very strong support for Montenegro's integrity and its ability to run its own affairs,
angry commit ourselves positive
We should commit ourselves to use the U.N. for positive purposes ... and not for inflaming already angry people,
affect against community prepare response strong swift
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.
fully whether
Milosevic is now fully discredited or will be shortly whether he is in the Hague or in a Belgrade cell. Politically he is over.
criminal people region war worst
one of the worst of the people in the region -- a racist, a separatist, a war criminal ...
action meet nato
On Monday, NATO will meet to authorize action.
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.