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To: Nutty Buddy who wrote (603)	3/29/1999 11:32:00 AM
From: nihil	Respond to of 17770

Whatever the underlying reasons for attacking Serbia, I believe the bombing was precipitated by Serbian actions repressing the Kosovars. It is difficult or even impossible for air forces alone, however dominant. to protect civilians on the ground, but everyone understands that retaliation is effective even against heartless dictators -- as long as he is rational. Strikes against Serbian military forces can make the price Milosovic must pay for continued injury to the Kosovars unacceptable even to him. If he will accept destruction of his forces as the price of killing and expelling innocent people, he is deranged (as is Saddam in a similar situation.) In the face of the injuries Serbia will suffer in this attack, it is hard to argue that Milosovic is rational, or that those Serbian people who keep him on can be trusted to govern themselves.

To: Nutty Buddy who wrote (603)	3/29/1999 12:32:00 PM
From: 91fxrs	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 17770

Much more likely it is an action to destroy Serbian armament, and military technology under the cloak of humanitarianism. Clinton's bombs are depleting our arsenal faster than they can be replaced. President Clinton is being criticized in Congress and the Pentagon for being "bomb" happy. Clinton's policy of bombing with high-tech weapons is rapidly using up U.S. inventories. The shortages, according to DOD officials, can be laid directly to President Clinton's Defense budget shortfalls for the hard pressed U.S. military. According to Defense planners, the most critical shortfall is in air launched cruise missiles. In late 1998, Boeing was contracted by the USAF to convert the final remaining 130 nuclear tipped AGM-86B missiles into conventional "Bunker Buster" ALCMs with 2,000 pound warheads. After the last AGM-86 is converted no further missiles will be available. softwar.net I say Clinton is doing a number on our armament as well.