21. And when we asked why the arms embargo against us could not be lifted, we were told because it would endanger those Muslims living in the protected enclaves. 22. Annan said another failed policy was keeping the Muslims under the arms embargo, which handed the Serbs an overwhelming advantage. 23. Arms embargo by the West during the war on all the former Yugoslav republics made the Iranian assistance vital in the effort to build up the Bosnian government forces. 24. At NATO headquarters, Shea insisted that the Hungarians were simply trying vigorously to enforce the U.S. arms embargo. 25. At that point, France and Britain will have no excuse to avoid helping Muslims by lifting the arms embargo or to hurt Serbs from the air. 26. At the same time, the international community refused to lift the arms embargo it had imposed on the entire region. 27. At the time, Dole and Gingrich were rowing on the other side of the boat, urging Clinton to lift the arms embargo. 28. Both the US and the European Union have also maintained an arms embargo. 29. -- Warned against unilaterally lifting an arms embargo on Bosnia, since it could lead to U.S. responsibility for arming and caring for Bosnian Muslims. 30. A New York Times editorial suggests linking the lifting of economic sanctions on Belgrade to the lifting of the arms embargo on Bosnia. |