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RFE/RL NEWSLINE Vol. 4, No. 205, Part II, 23 October 2000

WILL U.S. HAVE LIMITED ROLE IN BALKANS? Condoleeza Rice, who is senior
national security adviser to Republican presidential candidate and Texas
Governor George W. Bush, told "The New York Times" of 21 October that Bush
would like peacekeeping in the Balkans to become a European responsibility
within a "new division of labor" in NATO. She stressed that Bush wants the
U.S. to concentrate on its broader obligations: "The United States is the
only power that can handle a showdown in the Gulf, mount the kind of force
that is needed to protect Saudi Arabia, and deter a crisis in the Taiwan
Straits. Extended peacekeeping detracts from our readiness [for] these
kinds of global missions." Rice added, however, that Bush will consult with
European allies and not undertake "precipitous" action. PM

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