She said she was in favor of a "strong, NATO-led force" to reinstate Kosovar refugees in their homeland, and advocated a harsh punishment for Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic.

"Milosevic must be captured and tried as a war criminal," she said.

Dole also spoke about the need to remove barriers in trading with Latin America.

She said all of the Western Hemisphere should be declared a free-trade zone, and she declared her support for the inclusion of all Latin American nations into the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Dole also touched on more personal issues, emphasizing the role that business acumen played in her tenure as Red Cross president.

As president, Dole standardized the cataloging and testing of donated blood, which she said required business experience.

"I turned to the business community to bring in the finest minds possible," she said.

But, Dole said, the parallels between the Red Cross and other business organizations did have a limit.

"How many corporations can get employees to work for free and then ask for their blood?" she quipped.