Refer to the two passages.


Source 1


"As the Secretary-General and others have argued, if U.N. peacekeeping is to be a sound security investment for our nation and for other U.N. members, it must adapt to new times. Together we must prepare U.N. peacekeeping for the 21st century. We need to begin by bringing the rigors of military and political analysis to every U.N. peace mission.


In recent weeks in the Security Council, our Nation has begun asking harder questions about proposals for new peacekeeping missions: Is there a real threat to international peace? Does the proposed mission have clear objectives? Can an end point be identified for those who will be asked to participate? How much will the mission cost? From now on, the United Nations should address these and other hard questions for every proposed mission before we vote and before the mission begins.”


President Bill Clinton, addressing the United Nations about peacekeeping missions, 1993


Which of the following best reflects the international conditions that motivated President Bill Clinton’s proposals in Source 1?


The United Nations wanted to reinterpret its mission.

Peacekeepers had failed in most of their previous deployments.

The United States could no longer afford to intervene in conflicts.

International economic priorities had shifted away from military spending.