Reply #28: This Was Genocide That Was Spreading [View All]

I supported both the Kosovo campaign in light that the Balkans had already suffered nearly a decade of brutal war and now another area was being cleansed. Also, remember there were real concerns of this spilling into Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro and even parts of northern Greece. If using military force was needed to stop the "forward agression" that Milosevic was conducting and put him in a box, like Saddam, and it meant more lives saved than lost, then it's a battle well fought.

Also, we weren't acting alone. For years our European allies...those damn French and German...had tried to handle the problem through the EU and failed, we provided the military and moral leadership that has turned that has brought relative peace to that region. Was it worth it? Hell yes! Would I say do it again? Be it a Liberia or East Timor or anyplace where people seek true self determination, where our military could save lives, I feel that's worth the investment in capital and human treasure and where our might best serves all humanity.