-Caveat Lector- from alt.conspiracy ----- As always, Caveat Lector. Om K ----- <A HREF="aol://5863:126/alt.conspiracy:512491">Joint Chiefs doubted bombing strategy </A> ----- Subject: Joint Chiefs doubted bombing strategy From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (The UnaPoet) Date: Mon, Apr 5, 1999 6:58 AM Message-id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Monday April 5 1:16 U.S. Joint Chiefs Doubted Kosovo Strategy - Post WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. military chiefs expressed deep reservations about the Clinton administration's approach to Kosovo in the weeks before NATO began air strikes against Yugoslavia, the Washington Post reported Monday. The Pentagon's senior four-star officers warned administration officials that that bombing alone likely would not achieve their political aims in Kosovo, the Post said, quoting sources familiar with their thinking. ``I don't think anybody felt like there had been a compelling argument made that all of this was in our national interest,'' the Post quoted one senior officer as saying. During closed-door sessions, the military chiefs challenged the ``domino theory'' being pressed by Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, which warned that other countries in the Balkan region could be destabilized if Serb aggression against ethnic Albanians in Kosovo was not halted. Ultimately, the chiefs agreed to go along with air strikes, but 12 days into the NATO campaign, they remained skeptical that the air raids alone could achieve the larger political aims of stopping the violence in Kosovo and driving Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic back to the bargaining table. While the chiefs remained wary of recommending use of ground troops, they have stressed that force that was sent in to Yugoslavia would have to be substantial. The Post said it based its article on conversations with several officers who knew the Joint Chiefs' thinking, but declined to be named. The chiefs suggested pursuing other, nonmilitary means to wall off the unrest in Kosovo, urging more aggressive use of economic sanctions or the international indictment of Milosevic for war crimes. Common Sense Almanac http://come.to/commonsense The First Church of Common Sense http://come.to/tfcocs ----- Aloha, He'Ping, Om, Shalom, Salaam. Em Hotep, Peace Be, Omnia Bona Bonis, All My Relations. Adieu, Adios, Aloha. Amen. Roads End Kris DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
