Bosnia would be in no position to offer recognition given the destabilizing effect it would have on its weak federation." Croatia and Slovenia could afford to sit on the fence on the whole issue.
Bosna ne bi bila u poziciji da ponudi priznanje, s obzirom na destabilizujući efekat koji bi to imalo na njenu nejaku federaciju. Hrvatska i Slovenija mogu da dozvole sebi da ostanu neutralne.