Word: nato
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Regarding the point about the war being decided by ordinary people, if he means that ordinary people are the victims of policies inflicted on them from above and that they are deserving of our sympathy, I would again wholeheartedly agree. He adds that the decisions of NATO's military commanders will have no effect on what happens...
...very insidious and well-planned policies of political leaders that lead to the death and suffering of thousands. If no one is calling the shots in Kosovo, then no one is responsible for anything except what one does in his own house. Milosevic is not responsible for massacring Kosovars. NATO generals are not responsible for bombing civilians. No one is right, no one is wrong, therefore no judgment can be passed...
After countless empty threats of action against Milosevic, we are glad that the Clinton administration and the NATO alliance have decided to come to the Albanians' aid. For the past week, NATO planes have launched air strikes against Serb military positions and government infrastructure. However, we are concerned that the current strategy may actually be making the situation worse rather than better...
During the NATO attack, the already horrendous refugee situation in the region has worsened. Serb police have escalated their cleansing campaign, massacring civilians and burning villages. Thousands of innocents have been streaming across the border into neighboring Macedonia and Albania proper, overwhelming aid agencies...
...Further, NATO has already sustained some high-profile losses including the downing of an F-117A stealth Fighter and the capture of three infantry soldiers. Our relations with some of our allies around the world, especially Russia, have been strained. Finally, one of the stated goals of the strikes was to destabilize Milosevic's hold on power, but in the wake of the bombings, anti-U.S. sentiment has swelled, and the Serbian people are all the more supportive of the leader...