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To: Yaacov who wrote (5319)	4/24/1999 3:28:00 PM
From: James R. Barrett	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17770

No matter how this war ends NATO will still be the LOSER. Even if NATO invades Kosovo and drives the Serbs out, they still lose. NATO will then be stuck in Kosovo for the next 50 years protecting the ethnic Albanians from the Serbs who will pour back in as soon as NATO withdraws. You may call that "winning", I call it losing.

To: Yaacov who wrote (5319)	4/25/1999 2:20:00 AM
From: Stormweaver	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17770

Russia has been swallowing some bitter pills as of late. This situation is really forcing Russia to decide if they are a unique or really becoming "part" of the west. In one hand they can "partner" with NATO and be part of the NATO's solution. On the other hand they can look at NATO's actions as a barbarous attack on a tiny nation in their back yard. The Russian people feel this "split", and that is also why NATO should proceed with caution. As you suggest, Russia may not be able to easily act against NATO on this issue. If they cannot act outwardly against NATO they may act inwardly with great civil unrest. This alone is not in the best interest of the west since chaos in Russia may mean chaos in the management of the 35,000 odd nuclear weapons.