Mr. Speaker, there is nobody in the entire world community who is not horrified by the crimes against humanity committed by President Milosevic. But let us not give up on the notion that it is possible to come to the point of being able to negotiate a peaceful solution. If we are going to completely give up on the possibility that this can be achieved, then does the NATO bombing not constitute a hoax?
The continuing stated purpose of the NATO initiatives has been to bring Milosevic to the negotiating table. That has to remain our objective, but it is quite clear through 19 days of bombing that has not been achieved. We have to try every single possible avenue to reach a negotiated and peaceful settlement. We will only be able to do that if we can keep taking bold initiatives that have some potential to put an end to the hostilities on both sides and get down to negotiations.