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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (199357)	11/2/2001 10:52:01 PM
From: gao seng	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

Well, it will be up to the people who were supposedly saved from genocide to either vindicate Clinton or not. The KLA has documented connections to al-Qaeda. But, the latest reports I have read are that the Muslims in that region are pro-America. I think what you will find on this thread is that it is not our fault. Clinton may have been afraid to start a war. But that does not mean this is his fault.

To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (199357)	11/2/2001 11:12:50 PM
From: George Coyne	Respond to of 769670

But there was a recent time in history when bombing alone worked. I'm referring, of course, to Serbia a couple of years ago. And how many troops are still there?

To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (199357)	11/2/2001 11:36:07 PM
From: Walkingshadow	Respond to of 769670

<< Milosovic was brought to his knees and now to justice by bombing alone. >> It was force that brought Milosevic to his knees, mediated by the physical presence of humans---troops. Humans apprehended him, no bombs were exploding as he was taken, and bombs played very little role in the motivation of those humans. To the best of my knowledge, bombing alone never brought any political entity or force to its knees, not even in WWII with Hiroshima/Nagasaki, rarely if ever played a major role, and frequently played a counterproductive one in the long run. Japan was already on its knees, and was brought there mostly by force mediated by troops who physically took control of Japan's territories bit by bit, island by island. Hiroshima/Nagasaki was largely anticlimactic, though it probably hastened the inevitable somewhat. That's not at all to say that naval force had no role, nor that bombing had no role. But my point is that with this war as in all others, ultimately military force is mediated by troops. Until troops enter the fray in significant numbers and exert true military force, everything else is just foreplay. JMVHO....YMMV WS