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Michael, you are of course correct that to blame retaliation on the one beaten requires that the retaliation be justified and proportional. In a situation involving warfare, it is impossible to guarantee that non- combatants will be unharmed, and therefore if the use of force is reasonable, the one who provoked it is responsible for the collateral damage. The disagreement, therefore, revolves around the appropriateness of NATO's actions. Unfortunately, since I think that the manner in which they proceeded was avoidable and ill- planned, I have to side with you in saying that NATO, and especially the Administration, deserve much of the blame for the collateral damage. However, they do not deserve all, since the prospect of a catastrophe inspired by Milosevic prompted their actions... |
