divisions. >> it was a concern that because the muslims were the majority in bosnia, there would be a muslim nation in the middle of what was formal formally uk slov ya. >> the bosnia government claimed the majority voted for independence. >> when bosnia claimed ind independence in 1992, the bosnia muslims weren't trained or equipped and the serbs had the weapons and the serbs who struck. >> the united states did not get involved because this is a civil war happening in bosnia. at the time, the united states felt that the europeans ought to play a role. why does the united states have to deal with this?