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Pastimes : Kosovo
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To: George Papadopoulos who wrote (3130)4/10/1999 6:25:00 AM
From: dumbmoney   of 17770
 
Nice article, although it understates the case against the bombing. Let us count the ways in which the bombing has made things worse:

1) Yugoslavia declares emergency war powers (shuts down press, etc)

2) Civilian population unites behind Milo - not neccessarily because they like Milo but because they are under attack.

3) Direct effects of the bombing: enormous economic damage, lots of dead people.

4) Negative strategic implications for NATO and relations with Russia, China, and others.

Maybe all this "collatoral damage" would have been worth it if the NATO bombing had brought peace and love to Kosovo. Well, it didn't. The only justification left for the war is to collectively punish Yugoslavia, which is not a worthy goal and anyway, can be done by non-military means.
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