But it is an appalling act of human viciousness and cruelty on a scale unseen in Europe for half a century. It is a moral challenge to anyone who has ever grieved over the world's inaction in the face of the Holocaust. Let me take you back to the eloquent words of Elie Wiesel, delivered in December of 1986, as he accepted the Nobel Prize for Peace. I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides.
Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.
Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Last month at the White House, Elie Wiesel spoke again on the tragic human indifference that made possible the horror of the Holocaust. We will not be silent. Milosevic must withdraw all his forces from Kosovo, allow all Kosovars to return home with security and autonomy, and accept an international security presence with NATO at its core to protect returning refugees. We are nourished by the same spiritual roots, inspired by the same faith in freedom.