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To: The Philosopher who wrote (2542)	4/7/1999 7:35:00 PM
From: D. Long	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 17770

<<Gosh. Wanting to live in a world which believes in the rule of law is quite appalling. That's sort of bin Laden's philosophy -- law is for wimps, if you think someone is evil, bomb them. If that's the kind of world you want, have at it. I don't.>> Whose law? I certainly didnt vote for any UN representatives. Whose interest? Certainly not the interests of the US. Whatever happened to "no taxation without representation?" And yet you would expect our elected representatives to lay down and take dubious and questionable social, economic, and political costs mandated by UN bureaucrats. You are opposed to US intervention in the internal affairs of a sovereign nation? Then why do you hold UN intervention in US affairs and policy as acceptable? National interest first, dubious interests in the name of international altruism, third at best.

To: The Philosopher who wrote (2542)	4/8/1999 12:08:00 AM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17770

The Security Council has effectively sanctioned this action. Does that mean that you now consider it to be right? All of the signatories to the NATO treaty have at least acquiesced in this action, therefore it can hardly be in violation of the treaty, which is, after all, no more than an agreement by the signatories. Besides, the codicils that permit a more "liberal" interpretation of the NATO mandate were agreed to in the last few years, I believe. The breach of sovereignty is a serious matter only if we suppose that there can be no humanitarian justification for intervention. For the most part, we do not attempt more than diplomatic intervention, but the prospect of a refugee crisis, affecting Serbia's neighbors, coupled with humanitarian concerns, is compelling. Having said all of that, I think that this matter was botched, and that we waited until the last minute and trusted too much to punitive bombing, with inadequate thought for the possible consequences should the Serbs not readily fold...