Excerpt from Bill Clinton’s Remarks to the Committee for American Leadership in Bosnia and an Exchange with reporters, December 6, 1995
Europe's security is still inextricably tied to America's. We need a strong Europe as a strong partner on the problems from terrorism to the spread of weapons of mass destruction. Europe's stability is threatened as long as this war burns at its center. We have to stand with the Europeans on Bosnia if we're going to stand with them and if we expect them to stand with us, on the whole range of other issues we clearly are going to face together in the years ahead.
Our engagement in Bosnia is also essential for the continued viability of NATO. All the parties, all the parties there, asked for NATO's help in securing this peace. If we're going to be NATO's leader, we have to be part of this mission. If we turn our backs on Bosnia now, our allies will do the same. The peace will fail; the conflict could spread; the slaughter will certainly resume. NATO would be shaken at its core. Its ability to shape a stable, undivided Europe would be thrown into doubt, and our leadership in Europe and around the world would pay a terrible, terrible price.
Use the excerpt from Bill Clinton’s remarks to the Committee for American Leadership in Bosnia to answer the question.
How did Clinton’s goals in Bosnia compare with his goals in Somalia?
A.
In both instances, he tried to mediate long-standing ethnic and religious disputes that endangered regional stability.
B.
In both instances, he proposed intervention to protect democratically elected leaders from military coups.
C.
In both instances, he invoked a moral incentive to protect the human rights in war-torn countries.
D.
In both instances, he was driven by popular demands that he defend American economic interests.