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The US-NATO
War on Yugoslavia
Its Illegal,
Inhumane and Must Be Stopped
by Janette Rainwater
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Our first objective
is to prevent the re-emergence of a new rival. . . . First, the
U.S. must show the leadership necessary to establish and protect
a new order that holds the promise of convincing potential competitors
that they need not aspire to a greater role or pursue a more aggressive
posture to protect their legitimate interests.
"We must account
sufficiently for the interests of advanced industrial nations to
discourage them from challenging our leadership or seeking to overturn
the established political and economic order. Finally, we must maintain
the mechanism for deterring potential competitors from even aspiring
to a larger regional or global role.
"It is of fundamental
importance to preserve NATO as the primary instrument of Western
defense and security as well as a channel for U.S. influence and
participation in European security affairs. . . . We must seek to
prevent the emergence of European-only security arrangements which
would undermine NATO.
"The U.S. should
be postured to act independently when collective action cannot be
orchestrated. [New York Times, March 8, 1992, A1.]
This happened on George
Bushs watch, but by his actions it seems that Bill Clinton
has signed onto the program with complete conviction.
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