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Politics : Bill Clinton Scandal - SANITY CHECK -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: John Lacelle who wrote (34460)	2/19/1999 10:59:00 AM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 67261

I don't know that that is the best solution to the Yugoslav problem, although I share your skepticism about Bill handling it. The tensions involved can easily boil over into a larger war, and the West has already experienced political strain due to refugee flows from previous conflicts. The rise of German skinheads was accelerated after about 300, 000 refugees from the Croation conflict became guests of the German government. Besides, NATO's prestige is on the line to prevent slaughter on its periphery, especially if it has a whiff of genocide. Finally, there is the fear that inaction will make it more likely that other hotspots will erupt, particularly in the former Soviet Union, where there are still warheads floating around. The stupidest thing is that this has been festering for a long time, and as usual Clinton has a tendency to careen from crisis to crisis, improvising all the way.