Robert,
You obviously want to see the situation in Kosovo as a simple and clear-cut issue, where NATO was justified to start the bombing, and is justified to prolong it until Milosevic capitulates.
The argumentation you have put forward has been shallow in several areas. It has been shallow because you do not want to modify the position you have held since the begining of this conflict.
- You keep talking about "the genocide of the Albanians" when you know very well that the atrocities and ethnic cleansing done by Serb military and paramilitary forces in Kosovo do not constitute a genocide.
If it were a genocide, there would indeed be no question whatsoever about the use of force by NATO in Kosovo, and that is why the terminology, in this case, is so important.
- You call NATO's forces "freedom fighters" as if to convince yourself that their initial mission was to liberate the Kosovars rather than trying to enforce peace between the Serbs and the KLA.
- You refuse to see the complexity of the situation on the ground, and in particular, the fact that the KLA itself was called a terrorist organization by the US a few months ago.
- You mostly refuse to consider the moral ambiguity of NATO's position as it relates to the signing of a treaty under the threat of force, the fact that bombing are now making things worse for all parties involved, in particular civilians, and that time is of the essence in trying to help those victims.
Regards. |
