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To: chalu2 who wrote (739)	9/6/1999 6:35:00 PM
From: gao seng	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1449

OK, I thought I had you but you have managed to weasel out. The question I put to you regarding why you supported intervention in Kosovo was a multiple choice, select one only problem (not part of the instructions, so escape is allowed). You selected all three, which means each of them by their own merit would deserve intervention. Would you take another look at the question, and decide which one alone would be enough to justify intervention in Kosova, or better yet, is there one of them that alone is not enough to justify the intervention. -- I will not even bother with the Chinese embassy bombing issue, or the Russian issue, even though it is of your opinion that Russia is still a hardline Communist state and thus hell-bent on destruction of Christianity, Capitalism, and NATO.

To: chalu2 who wrote (739)	9/6/1999 7:07:00 PM
From: Merritt	Respond to of 1449

C2: Now, IMHO, that's a much more reasoned opinion for Kosovo intervention than something like, "We've got to help those heroic freedom fighters." But...<g> <<(we don't need Greece and Turkey--two NATO members--seriously battling each other) True enough, but it's much more likely, IMHO, that troubles will escalate due to either Russian (sending missiles to Greeks on Cyprus) or Israelis (with a possible peace pact with Syria, who have close ties with Greece, and a feeler out for military co-operation with Greece) stirring the pot than either Turkey or Greece working themselves up to a war-time-state over the likes of Kosovo. stratfor.com <<adding Kosovo as a US-friendly nation in that unstable area will help us against a resurgent Russia (always a possibility).>> Well, it probably wouldn't hurt. <<intervention in Kosovo (despite some Russia grousing) truly didn't put us eye-to-eye with another nuclear superpower.>> True enough, but it's no coincidence, IMHO, that the IMF let loose of some money for Russia...just as they eased their threats regarding Kosovo - and it provided an opportunity for nationalist factions inside Russia to use the softening of the Russian position as a sign of weakness in Yeltsin's party. That could prove to be even more expensive to the U.S. down the road.