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The Security Council has effectively sanctioned this action. Does that mean that you now consider it to be right? All of the signatories to the NATO treaty have at least acquiesced in this action, therefore it can hardly be in violation of the treaty, which is, after all, no more than an agreement by the signatories. Besides, the codicils that permit a more "liberal" interpretation of the NATO mandate were agreed to in the last few years, I believe. The breach of sovereignty is a serious matter only if we suppose that there can be no humanitarian justification for intervention. For the most part, we do not attempt more than diplomatic intervention, but the prospect of a refugee crisis, affecting Serbia's neighbors, coupled with humanitarian concerns, is compelling. Having said all of that, I think that this matter was botched, and that we waited until the last minute and trusted too much to punitive bombing, with inadequate thought for the possible consequences should the Serbs not readily fold... |
