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forces from the so-called Krajina to the Bihać area. Th erefore, the Croatian Army could
liberate its temporarily occupied territory without major problems, because it was almost
without any forces or defence, and protected and defended by UNPROFOR instead
of the rebel Serbs. Nevertheless, in order to arrive at a peaceful solution of the crisis,
the Republic of Croatia kept on the diplomatic talks and sought appropriate avenues to
achieve acceptable solutions.
Croatian delegation in the Pentagon (Washington, D.C.), 29 November 1994; (from the left ), the legendary
Croatian basketball player Krešimir Ćosić, then Minister Counsellor at the Croatian Embassy in Washington,
D.C., Chris Hill, General Wesley Clark, General Krešimir Ćosić.
THE START - OPERATION WINTER ‘94
Unfortunately, no competent or objective person in the broader international community
had any illusions about possible political agreements and peaceful solutions with
Karadžić, Mladić, Martić and Milošević. We do not believe in any political solution which
would not be combined with corresponding solutions on the battlefi eld. Th e Serbs will never
agree to any concessions which would satisfy the Bosnian or Croatian government until
forced to do so, emphasized an eminent American military analyst and expert. Th e international
community had quite a few diff erent, divergent and sometimes even confl ict
solutions, and there were also some very open supporters of Karadžić and Milošević.
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