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To: George Papadopoulos who wrote (3130)	4/9/1999 10:14:00 PM
From: BillCh	Respond to of 17770

Yugoslavia as intersection of east and west was illustrated very well when both EU and Russia announced plans to include it in their unions. Whether that's the cause or the result of the bombing is becoming blurred daily. Kosovo was a running civil war for a long time before Milosevic created the plan Operation Horseshoe in response. It seems inevitable that Montenegro will become a battleground next, because of the geopolitics. With Russian warships in the vicinity, and the strength of the Russian-Yugoslavia alliance growing, its turning into a dangerous exercise in brinksmanship on the eve of Y2K.

To: George Papadopoulos who wrote (3130)	4/9/1999 10:25:00 PM
From: henry8th	Respond to of 17770

George....thanks for the editorials...they make for interesting reading.Have a good nite.

To: George Papadopoulos who wrote (3130)	4/10/1999 6:25:00 AM
From: dumbmoney	Respond to of 17770

Nice article, although it understates the case against the bombing. Let us count the ways in which the bombing has made things worse: 1) Yugoslavia declares emergency war powers (shuts down press, etc) 2) Civilian population unites behind Milo - not neccessarily because they like Milo but because they are under attack. 3) Direct effects of the bombing: enormous economic damage, lots of dead people. 4) Negative strategic implications for NATO and relations with Russia, China, and others. Maybe all this "collatoral damage" would have been worth it if the NATO bombing had brought peace and love to Kosovo. Well, it didn't. The only justification left for the war is to collectively punish Yugoslavia, which is not a worthy goal and anyway, can be done by non-military means.