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This, say the hardheaded interventionists: Unless the Serbs are stopped in Bosnia, they will next turn on Kosovo and Macedonia and deeply injure our interests by precipitating a larger Balkan war involving Albania, Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria and possibly Russia...
Milosevic has a dream of a Greater Serbia that will encompass large swatches of Bosnia, Croatia and the disputed province of Kosovo. The Serb leader has carved out a section of Croatia already, and now is on the verge of solidifying his control over much of Bosnia...
...attempt to "cleanse" Kosovo of its population by violence or intimidation would put Serbia and Albania at each other's throats. At that point, either Greece or Turkey could enter the fray, quickly provoking the other to join the opposing side. Then large-scale Western intervention would be a matter not of debate, but of necessity...
Well before any involvement in Kosovo, the U.S. could find itself embroiled in Bosnia. Bush is seeking U.N. approval for a resolution enforcing a no-fly zone that Serbia has been violating, and the Pentagon talks not just of shooting down Serbian planes and helicopters but also of bombing the bases from which they fly. Contingency plans are being drawn up to establish safe havens for refugees, presumably protected in part by U.S. forces...
...From Kosovo to nukes, he sends Clinton a message...