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To: Machaon who wrote (1926)	4/6/1999 10:36:00 AM
From: epicure	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 17770

One doesn't have to side with the Serbs to think this war is stupid. One doesn't necessarily lack compassion if one does not wish to see the US intercede in this civil war. In fact I would argue that people with real compassion see the greater misery that lies ahead brought by the destruction of NATO and the further debasement of the US in the eyes of the rest of the world which will greatly diminish our ability to help in conflicts where the moral imperative may be MUCH clearer. It is all too easy to be carried along without thinking. But in our lives, and in the lives of nations, it is always most prudent to look ahead and try to imagine the endgame. I cannot imagine a positive endgame here. Either we get the Serbs to back down now (and then later more bloodshed errupts as soon as we leave). OR we get our ass kicked and there is still bloodshed plus the US looks even more foolish than we did before. OR we leave an occupying force. OR the Russian bear awakes and this conflict becomes more dangerous. Now tell me- which of these looks GOOD to you?

To: Machaon who wrote (1926)	4/6/1999 10:44:00 AM
From: Shtirlitz	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17770

<<Don't you have even a little compassion for the hundreds of thousands of Kosovos that have been brutalized and evicted from their homes?>> First of all I'm not taking the side of Milosevich. Not in any way. Second. I have compassion. But not only for those refugees. My compassion is also on the side of people whose economy and wellbeing NATO is ruining for years to come. Serb people. There are no good guys and bad guys in this conflict. Try to read more objective information, instead of watching CNN. Yugoslavia is a sovereign country and can deal with its own problems. Interference into its internal affairs is a major mistake. It sets a dangerous precedent, when a large armed group of contries can attack a small contry, especialy, without any approval from the international community. There are international laws, for gods sake. NATO is Lynch mob. Nothing more. The only thing they will achieve is hatred towards americans for years to come. World contries will start building anti-NATO blocks. Or maybe thats what NATO realy wants? Since they have no Warsaw pact, how do they justify their existance, how are they planning to account for all the funding and financing, you are giving them with your taxes? Think about it.