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Joe Biden
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Joe Biden

Mr. President, I rise today to discuss the changed situation in the ongoing catastrophe in Bosnia and Herzegovina and to propose a resolute course of action for this Government and its allies.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.51083
VADER
-0.511
Very Negative
Moderation
Harassment
19.6326389909
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.2341546817
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence
0.2122932812
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.1950427424
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0494252832
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0032701173
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
0.003045401
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
0.0005224648
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
0.0004748409
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0001688568
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0001312957
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
International Affairs
Score:
94.885
Magnitude:
32
Code:
19
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#19
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
10.9
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
45.2
Gunning-Fog Score
10.2
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
9.8
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.2
Sprache Readability Score
3.8
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
13
Sprache Difficult Word Count
15

Joe Biden

In the latest chapter of the Balkan tragedy, the "contact group" in Geneva made up of the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Russia has forced the embattled Bosnian Republic to accept a plan that calls for its demise as a multinational and multireligious society. Meanwhile, last week the Bosnian Serbs, hoping to split the contact group, formally accepted the plan but attached conditions that make their acceptance a sham.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.94591
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.63599
VADER
0.747
Very Positive
Moderation
Harassment
0.1735417871
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0715052825
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence
0.0414494629
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0214846135
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0018579492
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
0.0007888051
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.000556375
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
2.21215E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
2.2762E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
1.8382E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
7.592E-7
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
International Affairs
Score:
95.575
Magnitude:
72
Code:
19
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#19
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
29.3
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
8.6
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
31
Sprache Difficult Word Count
31

Joe Biden

Their divide-and-conquer strategy seems already to have borne fruit. The first reaction of Russian Foreign Minister Kozyrev was that the Bosnian Serbs had taken a positive attitude in Geneva and that, therefore, further negotiations are possible.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.42857
Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.42857
Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.78846
VADER
0.557
Very Positive
Moderation
Violence
6.1879750341
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
1.780276373
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.6500693504
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.3019550815
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
0.1319309231
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.1114169136
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0062903237
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0012448445
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
0.001110894
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.000207842
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
0.0001274585
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
International Affairs
Score:
95.521
Magnitude:
36
Code:
19
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#19
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
33.9
Gunning-Fog Score
16
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.2
Sprache Readability Score
4.5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
15
Sprache Difficult Word Count
19

Joe Biden

None of this is surprising. The contract group's plan is fundamentally flawed in concept and, moreover, if enacted, would threaten to drag American troops into a Balkan quagmire. We can, and must, do better. The best alternative is "lift and strike," the policy which I have consistently advocated since the genocidal dimensions of the Bosnian war became clear.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.6
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.6
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.25
Slightly Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.25
Slightly Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.45199
VADER
-0.318
Somewhat Negative
Moderation
Violence
0.4552821163
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.1171863289
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0446962746
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0387591223
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0281089684
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0173286855
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
0.0029885734
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0004621837
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
0.0003394291
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
0.0002756868
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0001297459
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
International Affairs
Score:
46.946
Magnitude:
58
Code:
19
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#19
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Topic:
Defense
Score:
46.938
Magnitude:
58
Code:
16
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#16
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
10.4
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
46.3
Gunning-Fog Score
12.7
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
9.5
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.4
Sprache Readability Score
4.2
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
21
Sprache Difficult Word Count
22

Joe Biden

Mr. President, the map upon which the Geneva plan is based would carve Bosnia up, leaving the Moslem-Croat Federation barely 51 percent of its land and awarding the Serbian aggressors the remaining 49 percent.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0
VADER
0.25
Slightly Positive
Moderation
Harassment
7.0219323039
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence
0.1511373674
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0416303345
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.035205076
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0304640882
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0167739403
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
0.0026346283
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0020328413
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0004497711
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
0.0002637561
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
5.42133E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
International Affairs
Score:
93.85
Magnitude:
32
Code:
19
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#19
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
10.1
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
53.7
Gunning-Fog Score
10.4
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
9.8
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.2
Sprache Readability Score
4.2
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
14
Sprache Difficult Word Count
17

Joe Biden

Ever since the Bosnian horrors commenced, they have been clinically described as a "difficult diplomatic problem" by the foreign ministries of the great powers. I regret to say that our Government, in collusion with its traditional European allies and with its new-found friend in the Kremlin, has gone back on its pledge not to pressure the principal sufferers in this bloody conflict into accepting a suicidal diktat.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.66667
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.66667
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.29928
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.2
Slightly Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.2
Slightly Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.37949
VADER
-0.854
Very Negative
Moderation
Harassment
8.8981233537
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence
0.246925815
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.1837538439
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.0657174969
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0126403567
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0124348022
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
0.0020988942
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0013091302
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
4.93549E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
3.96387E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
3.04296E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
International Affairs
Score:
93.586
Magnitude:
67
Code:
19
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#19
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
33
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.5
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
25
Sprache Difficult Word Count
26

Joe Biden

The Serbs want, of course, to hold onto the 72 percent of Bosnia that they have conquered and "ethnically cleansed" as a result of a near- monopoly on heavy weaponry, thanks to the one-sided arms embargo imposed by the United Nations. During the past 10 days, even as their negotiators were complaining about alleged wrongs being done them, the Bosnian Serbs were unleashing new waves of terror in several locations against defenseless Moslem and Croat civilians. Their ultimate aim is a state, purged of non-Serbs, which could then unite with Belgrade and fulfill the plan of Nationalist-Communist strongman Milosevic for a greater Serbia.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.66667
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.66667
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.29928
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.09091
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.09091
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.16705
VADER
0.511
Very Positive
Moderation
Harassment
81.5771341324
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
2.3447584361
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence
0.8214800619
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.2367044799
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
0.219483627
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0488098536
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0074269898
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
0.0047410915
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
0.0005157253
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
0.0005127226
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
0.0001795553
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
International Affairs
Score:
94.548
Magnitude:
101
Code:
19
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#19
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
34.5
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.7
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
40
Sprache Difficult Word Count
41

Joe Biden

In a sense, Mr. President, the Bosnian Serbs by their greed have done us a favor. No informed observer of the Balkans seriously believes that either party has the slightest intention of honoring an imposed peace any more than they have honored dozens of cease-fires solemnly agreed to in the past. Yet, a more convincing formal Bosnian Government and Bosnian Serb mutual acquiescence to the crude pressure tactics in Geneva might have served as a justification for our deploying ground troops to Bosnia to enforce this paper peace agreement. We might soon have had thousands of American ground troops at risk in the role of apartheid cops.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.25
Slightly Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.25
Slightly Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-0.45199
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.375
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.375
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.7376
VADER
0.904
Very Positive
Moderation
Harassment
1.3808007352
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment > Threatening
1.2071287259
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence
0.3287951695
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.1544801285
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
0.0575856538
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0015073559
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
0.0005173292
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
0.0004414682
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0002626007
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
2.30233E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
5.5035E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
International Affairs
Score:
95.371
Magnitude:
107
Code:
19
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#19
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
11.6
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
50.2
Gunning-Fog Score
13.5
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.2
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
42
Sprache Difficult Word Count
43

Joe Biden

Now, the Bosnian Serbs' refusal to buy into the Geneva map -- refusal to settle for huge, ill-gotten territorial gains, even if not the whole of their booty -- has convinced, I trust, the Administration and our Western allies of the futility of imposing a diktat, calling it an agreement, and then sending in blue-helmet peace-keepers to enforce a bogus peace.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.94591
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.27273
Slightly Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.27273
Slightly Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-0.51083
VADER
0.943
Very Positive
Moderation
Harassment > Threatening
0.6881932728
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence
0.6344732828
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0787150464
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
0.0568600546
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.0414384645
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0320290303
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0165660196
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
0.0004031302
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
2.31857E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
1.81997E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
3.7765E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
International Affairs
Score:
95.192
Magnitude:
61
Code:
19
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#19
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
7.5
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
11.2
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.9
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
19
Sprache Difficult Word Count
28

Joe Biden

Mr. President, there is a more realistic and effective policy to move the warring parties in Bosnia toward a genuine settlement, without rewarding Serbian aggression.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.60944
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.33333
Somewhat Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.58779
VADER
0.429
Positive
Moderation
Harassment > Threatening
0.4233418033
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence
0.1587472972
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Harassment
0.1441380708
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate
0.0047755235
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Hate > Threatening
0.001585594
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual
0.0012271896
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Violence > Graphic
0.0004070595
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Sexual > Minors
4.11897E-5
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm
4.464E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Intent
1.8085E-6
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Self-Harm > Instructions
3.342E-7
OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)
Topics
Topic:
International Affairs
Score:
95.123
Magnitude:
25
Code:
19
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#19
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
28.3
Gunning-Fog Score
14.6
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
10.8
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.6
Sprache Readability Score
3.2
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
11
Sprache Difficult Word Count
12

Joe Biden

For more than 2 years, I have put forward as this preferred option lift and strike -- lifting the arms embargo on the Bosnians to allow them the elemental right to defend themselves, and concurrently using American-led NATO air power to strike at the Serbs whenever they attack U.N.-designated safe havens or humanitarian convoys. Under this policy, No U.S. ground troops, other than a small number of forward air controllers, would be needed.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.60944
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.42857
Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.42857
Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.8473
VADER
0
Neutral
Topics
Topic:
International Affairs
Score:
78.825
Magnitude:
75
Code:
19
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#19
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
8
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
60.4
Gunning-Fog Score
9.3
Coleman-Liau Index
11.7
SMOG Index
10.6
Automated Readability Index
6.9
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.2
Sprache Readability Score
4.4
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
22
Sprache Difficult Word Count
27

Joe Biden

Regarding the embargo, 3\1/2\ weeks ago an amendment unilaterally to lift the arms embargo against Bosnia unfortunately failed in this House by only one vote. Mr. President, I earnestly hope that it will pass the conference committee later this summer, particularly in view of the Bosnian Serbs' newest demonstration of sly obduracy. If the Congress does act, the Clinton administration would be well advised to reassert American leadership in NATO by inducing our allies to be on the right side of history and allow the Bosnians the wherewithal to fight for their own survival.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-0.6
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-0.6
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.2
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.2
Leans Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.36772
VADER
-0.25
Slightly Negative
Topics
Topic:
International Affairs
Score:
87.944
Magnitude:
93
Code:
19
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#19
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
35.8
Gunning-Fog Score
17.1
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.8
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
34
Sprache Difficult Word Count
38

Joe Biden

So much for the lift issue. Until now, the strike component of lift and strike has been stymied by two factors related to United Nations. First, the airstrikes have been repeatedly frustrated by the senior U.N. civilian official in the Balkans, who is more concerned that his organization maintain an impartial stance than in punishing brazen Serbian violations.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-2.19722
Harvard-IV (Relative)
-0.55556
Very Negative
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
-0.55556
Very Negative
Harvard-IV (Logit)
-1.09861
VADER
-0.863
Very Negative
Topics
Topic:
International Affairs
Score:
59.056
Magnitude:
59
Code:
19
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#19
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Topic:
Defense
Score:
34.797
Magnitude:
59
Code:
16
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#16
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
8.6
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
54.3
Gunning-Fog Score
12.2
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
8.2
Dale-Chall Readability Score
7.3
Sprache Readability Score
4
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
25
Sprache Difficult Word Count
23

Joe Biden

Second, the presence of U.N. peace-keeping troops on the ground has unwittingly provided cover for the Serbian aggressors.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0
VADER
-0.226
Slightly Negative
Topics
Topic:
International Affairs
Score:
80.789
Magnitude:
19
Code:
19
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#19
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
6.5
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
60.5
Gunning-Fog Score
8.7
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
9.9
Automated Readability Index
5.5
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.9
Sprache Readability Score
2.1
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
7
Sprache Difficult Word Count
8

Joe Biden

The French, British, Dutch, Canadian, Spanish, and Belgian U.N. blue helmet soldiers, while protecting innocent civilians and facilitating the delivery of humanitarian goods, have nonetheless predictably been reduced to virtual hostages by the better armed Serbian bully boys. Paris, London, and the other capitals, therefore, have been afraid to allow the lift and strike policy necessary to thwart Serbian aggression, and Washington has reluctantly gone along.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.27273
Slightly Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.27273
Slightly Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.51083
VADER
-0.026
Neutral
Topics
Topic:
International Affairs
Score:
89.843
Magnitude:
67
Code:
19
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#19
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
19.4
Gunning-Fog Score
16.8
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
8.1
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
31
Sprache Difficult Word Count
33

Joe Biden

Now that the Bosnian Serbs have given up any pretense of willingness to make peace with honor, we should immediately persuade our allies:
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
1
Very Positive
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
1.09861
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.5
Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.5
Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.8473
VADER
0.832
Very Positive
Topics
Topic:
International Affairs
Score:
95.375
Magnitude:
23
Code:
19
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#19
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
40
Gunning-Fog Score
16.2
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.9
Sprache Readability Score
4.3
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
7
Sprache Difficult Word Count
10

Joe Biden

First, that the economic sanctions against Serbia, the Bosnian Serbs' patron, must be tightened; Second, that the unjust arms embargo against the Bosnian Government must be lifted in order to allow them to exercise their legitimate right of self-defense; Third, that we must vigorously enforce the no-fly zones in Bosnia, which have heretofore largely been ignored; Fourth, that U.N.-guaranteed safe havens must be extended to encompass more civilians and be backed up by more draconian use of air power; and Fifth, that in the manifest absence of peace, the allied peace keepers may have to prepare for an orderly withdrawal.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
-1
Very Negative
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
-2.56495
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.42857
Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.42857
Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.8473
VADER
0.785
Very Positive
Topics
Topic:
International Affairs
Score:
94.24
Magnitude:
102
Code:
19
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#19
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
12
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
31.7
Gunning-Fog Score
19
Coleman-Liau Index
12
SMOG Index
12
Automated Readability Index
12
Dale-Chall Readability Score
6.7
Sprache Readability Score
5
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
33
Sprache Difficult Word Count
39

Joe Biden

Mr. President, if we undertake these measures to call the aggressor's bluff, we may yet be able to bring a genuine peace to Bosnia on the basis of equity.
Sentiment
Loughran McDonald (Relative)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Absolute)
0
Neutral
Loughran McDonald (Logit)
0
Harvard-IV (Relative)
0.5
Positive
Harvard-IV (Absolute)
0.5
Positive
Harvard-IV (Logit)
0.8473
VADER
0.542
Very Positive
Topics
Topic:
International Affairs
Score:
94.233
Magnitude:
29
Code:
19
Url:
https://fsc.al/cap-mc#19
Source:
Comparative Agendas
Readability
Flesch-Kincaid Grade
7.6
Flesch-Kincaid Ease
66.7
Gunning-Fog Score
9.9
Coleman-Liau Index
8.8
SMOG Index
11.3
Automated Readability Index
5.5
Dale-Chall Readability Score
5.6
Sprache Readability Score
3.3
Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score
9
Sprache Difficult Word Count
11