https://www.viexpo.com/kosovo-war/3-31-99/ Disaster Message Service Discussion Board en-US Sun, 14 Jun 2026 21:06:36 +0000 wpForo 60 https://www.viexpo.com/kosovo-war/3-31-99/paged/3/#post-1507 Thu, 01 Apr 1999 04:41:00 +0000 And the court in Haag. That's no court. That's an institution run by politics. That's why Arcan is so interesting now but wasn't before. I am a lawyer and can tell you that court is a poor excuse for justice.

It's so nice to demonize one nation, blame them for everything. Especially when you don't know history and you have heard about Kosovo a week ago when Clinton was so kind to show you the maps and explained his "nonpartial" side of the story.]]> Kosovo War maja https://www.viexpo.com/kosovo-war/3-31-99/paged/3/#post-1507 https://www.viexpo.com/kosovo-war/3-31-99/paged/3/#post-1506 Thu, 01 Apr 1999 04:32:00 +0000 Kosovo War dwizard https://www.viexpo.com/kosovo-war/3-31-99/paged/3/#post-1506 https://www.viexpo.com/kosovo-war/3-31-99/paged/2/#post-1505 Thu, 01 Apr 1999 04:02:00 +0000 Kosovo War toay https://www.viexpo.com/kosovo-war/3-31-99/paged/2/#post-1505 https://www.viexpo.com/kosovo-war/3-31-99/paged/2/#post-1504 Thu, 01 Apr 1999 03:56:00 +0000
As to NATO causing the mass deportation of Albanians and ethnic cleansing, it was already happening. The difference is Milo is taking advantage of the situation to accellerate the process before a cease fire is declared. If Kosovo is evacuated of the Albanian majority before a cease fire is declared, he has accomplished his goals. Watch, unless NATO forces his hand, he will offer acceptable terms **as soon as the demographics in Kosovo favor ethnic Serbs.**

As to US interests in the Balkans, they are nill. We have no economic, political, or strategic interest in the Balkans save the possibility of halting a spread of the conflict to Greece and Turkey. We have no hidden agenda, respectfully Yugo arms sales are no threat to our arms exports as no one wants Soviet arms after their inferiority became painfully apparent after the Gulf War. We have the best universities and one of the most educated populations in the world, we dont need to import grad students. What we do have as an agenda is to stop Milo's madness which has gone unpunished for too long.

The problem with the bombing is that it was 1.) too late 2.) not intensive enough 3.) not backed up with the threat of ground forces 4.) the amatearishness of the Clinton Administration. It was 1.) too late because the US and the rest of the world should have done something years ago. Those who have said that the UN should handle it obviously want the killing to continue because without the US spurring the UN to act, the UN does nothing but talk. The UN reaction to a problem is to start a special committee, and that is all it has done since 1992. 2.) NATO did not dedicate the forces necessary to deal a decisive blow with air power and 3.) NATO overestimated once again the effectiveness of air power and ruled out ground forces, which is what would force Milo to change his tune with the threat of NATO armor at Belgrade's gates. 4.) The weakness of the Clinton administration is showing, it is unheard of that a US Secretary of State or their aid would be muttering such absolute unverified drivel as has been noted in this discussion group. The administration has approached this conflict hamfistedly and is being outmanuevered by Serbia and its string-pullers in Russia, which brings us to the next subject...

Serbia is not "gallantly and heroicly" opposing NATO power, it is dancing to the tune of the Russian Bear in Moscow. Milo has purposely pushed the buttons that led to this conflict, and anyone with intelligence that has been watching Russian moves in this chess game can see that this is a game of expanding Russian influence and testing American resolve, in addition to testing the strenght of NATO. So far, the Bear has been checking the US administration and NATO left and right. Do you think that Serbia's air defenses are acting in accordance to Iraqi tactics by accident? Do you think that Saddam Hussein would support a regime that is ***killing Muslims!*** without an outside backer, namely Russia? This is a much wider game than the Balkans dear friends....]]> Kosovo War dereklong https://www.viexpo.com/kosovo-war/3-31-99/paged/2/#post-1504 https://www.viexpo.com/kosovo-war/3-31-99/paged/2/#post-1503 Thu, 01 Apr 1999 03:47:00 +0000 Kosovo War alia https://www.viexpo.com/kosovo-war/3-31-99/paged/2/#post-1503 https://www.viexpo.com/kosovo-war/3-31-99/paged/2/#post-1502 Thu, 01 Apr 1999 03:43:00 +0000
The pillow is almost finished...A few more stitches...respond!]]> Kosovo War eleanor https://www.viexpo.com/kosovo-war/3-31-99/paged/2/#post-1502 https://www.viexpo.com/kosovo-war/3-31-99/paged/2/#post-1501 Thu, 01 Apr 1999 03:19:00 +0000 We have the same dilemna that comes out of any war, which is that even if it is the right fight, how to avoid inflicting costs on the innocent?
But the civilians in Kosovo are innocent also. NATO has been trying to push both sides into a peace, and now without action NATO would appear impotent; then what strength would it have in forcing, yes forcing, a peace, since a peace will probably not come without one side slaughtering the other?
I also understand Serbia's worry about fractionalizing, but I am not sure you could expect the country to stay together, a minority to sit passively, while the government has a policy of "ethnic cleansing."
I don't like the bombings per se. And I used to have a friend who was Serbian in college, so I know first-hand that not all Serbians are killers.

So please tell me what can NATO do at this point?
They won't assasinat Milosovic when he is meeting under the premise of diplomatic negotiations since this would jeopardize the international principles of extraterritorialty and the abiltiy of countries to make diplomatic talks and negotiations. Also, according to the New York Times, NATO needs Milosovic as a person to make a deal with and that if he goes there are other hardliners who won't talk.
I don't want innocent civilians to get hurt, but I think the world maybe needs an international police force that can deal with crisis like genocide and put a stop to them, to stand for an international humane order.
The allies in WWII bombed Germany to end the war and I'm sure there were plenty of Germans who did not sympathize with the Nazi cause, or at least you can say the children were innocent of culpability.
How can NATO stop the Serbian war machine?]]> Kosovo War michaelusa https://www.viexpo.com/kosovo-war/3-31-99/paged/2/#post-1501 https://www.viexpo.com/kosovo-war/3-31-99/paged/2/#post-1500 Thu, 01 Apr 1999 00:44:00 +0000 Nick you see thats just it I could name off about 2 or 3 dozen guys that could assassinate Milo. right now. but the Gov. doesnt want to do that They have a secret agenda one that puts them or NATO in control over the balkan states. Nato is covering inch by inch, the entire globe. Actually we only have a couple of real threats out there now. Slow and steady Nato will impose its intervention and rule over the world. Oh yeah by the way Half of my blood is of the Mohawk nation and I totally Disagree with you statement about the Pawnee. If you had land and saw someone on it who hunts only for hide and who takes without asking I think you would be pretty pissed too. Think next time before you talk about your own people.]]> Kosovo War saitohhajime https://www.viexpo.com/kosovo-war/3-31-99/paged/2/#post-1500 https://www.viexpo.com/kosovo-war/3-31-99/paged/2/#post-1499 Thu, 01 Apr 1999 00:14:00 +0000
You're reading an awful lot into my brief post.

I didn't say whether we should or shouldn't be doing what we're doing. And I'm not justifying what's going on in Kosovo now.

The Balkan conflicts go back much farther than our U.S. Native American policies. And that's why, personally, I'm not sure what to think about our involvement... particularly if it comes to putting ground troops in Kosovo to root out Serbian police and army units.

Are we going to be able to settle a centuries-long conflict in a matter of weeks?

Yes, we cannot allow genocide to occur. But what is our longer range plan for that area of the world? I'm just looking for a some direction in our foreign policy.]]> Kosovo War spot https://www.viexpo.com/kosovo-war/3-31-99/paged/2/#post-1499 https://www.viexpo.com/kosovo-war/3-31-99/paged/2/#post-1498 Thu, 01 Apr 1999 00:10:00 +0000 Rugova, of whode death Serbs were accused of, today called NATO to stop the bombings. The leader of Kosovar Albanians pleaded for bombings to stop. Nobody will listen to him of course. As we were able to hear on BBC goals are much higher than humanitarian. It was said that not only bombings didn't help they only made the matters worse. But will they stop? They can't cause NATOs honor is at stake. And since the NATOs 50th anniversary is next month this operation has to be finished with sucess.
Bomb whoever, whenever... Costs doesn't matter, financial or human, when NATOs honor is at stake, human life doesn't matter anymore. I am ashamed to be a human being.]]> Kosovo War maja https://www.viexpo.com/kosovo-war/3-31-99/paged/2/#post-1498