The Twentieth Century is over, and things are changing - faster than governments and even background governments can really cope with. I sense that this Balkans conflict will cause us to cross some necessary and overdue moral and spiritual thresholds. And my prayer is that the cruel sacrifices being made at this time may be made worthwhile by fundamental positive changes. All this has a remarkable undercurrent, unconscious effect for Europe, unfolding daily. But the Europeans will follow through on this, whether or not Americans do, and it will cost us greatly, and we know we must do it.
European integrity is at stake.
It means a lot to us. And many refugees will come to our own countries. There will be collections of clothes and gifts in the streets. And, I believe, in future, this war might spark a lot more personal citizen interaction between Yugoslavia and the rest of Europe. There's a lot of discussion and arguing, but Europeans are behind this in their hearts - though they're only just discovering this as the days roll on.