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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1995
Page
4
Bosnian officials criticized French peacekeeper comments as undermining the Dayton framework. They urged replacing French forces with American troops, arguing the plan depends on Serb guarantees. Paris plans to sign the accord in five weeks with Sarajevo in a French patrol sector and Croat Muslim Federation control around Sn evo.
In his first public appearance since the Dayton peace plan, Bosnian Serb military leader Gen Batka Mladic declared Sarajevo Serbs would never submit to the Bosnian government. He urged a new solution for Sarajevo and rejected U.S. changes to the accord, saying Bosnian Serbs cannot be ruled by what he called butchers. The U.S. has ruled out modifying the agreement affecting Serb-held suburbs of Sarajevo within the Muslim-CCroat federation.
Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic told a U.S. congressional delegation in Belgrade that American troops would be safe in Bosnia. Lawmakers remain skeptical of Balkan leaders' ability to keep peace guarantees as they plan to meet Croatian President Tudjman and visit Sarajevo.
President Clinton spoke to about four thousand soldiers and families at Smith Barracks voicing support for a yearlong Bosnia mission. Troops and spouses expressed mixed feelings with many wary of the deployment while praising his visit for morale.
The United States military plans 20,000 troops to Bosnia to locate millions of land mines with metal detectors and bone-knife probing. Army engineers warn detonation risk remains high as terrain, unexploded ordnance, and unmarked mines complicate clearance. Veterans stress mine dangers and detection limits amid ongoing preparations.
A briefing in Baumholder Germany outlines a rough deployment timetable for US troops to Bosnia. By Monday up to 700 logistics and security specialists may set up a NATO HQ in Sarajevo with unclear arrival times. December 14 signals flight of light infantry to Tuzla after a Paris peace deal, with 20,000 troops possibly arriving by December 18. Late December sees heavier units with tanks and howitzers moving through Hungary to Croatia, totaling about 80 days to complete. The report warns of mine dangers and detector limitations, noting Czech mines’ volatility and the challenge of distinguishing tiny metal from mines in cluttered environments.
NATO on Friday authorized the deployment of the first 2,600 of 60,000 troops in the multinational force to police the Bosnia peace accord.
President Clinton and Congress clash over long term financing for the Bosnia peacekeeping operation. For now the military taps its operations budget for about 2 billion, with a fight looming to cut weapons programs to fund the mission. If Congress fails to approve by March 31, training and ship repairs may be canceled, affecting readiness.
Washington report details a tense meeting in the Capitol where Newt Gingrich and top House GOP leaders, including Dick Armey and Gerald Solomon, urged restraint on Clinton’s plan to deploy troops to Bosnia. Some lawmakers privately criticized the mission, while Gingrich signaled possible public remarks later in the week. Senate Leader Bob Dole backs the mission, aiming to push legislation, though House Republicans show little appetite for a bill. A Friday letter with 134 GOP signers urged Clinton not to send ground troops.
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