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Originally Posted by Jesus H Christ
Amazing, another non-American with slanted views and a short memory. We provided a no-fly zone and launched an effective bombing campaign in Kosovo that halted the slaughter of 1000's innocent Muslims. The American people got nothing for it accept a bill that cost billions of our tax dollars.  |
- The U.S. wants to control eventual Caspian oil pipeline routes between the Black Sea and the Adriatic, and extend the European influence of favored ally Turkey.
- US/NATO influence in the 'devilish triangle' of the Balkans, Middle East and the Caucasus will facilitate a permanent containment of Russia and access to the oil in the Caspian Sea region. Kosovo is nothing but a pawn in that game.
- The United States is the biggest arms dealer in the world, and the Defense Secretary William Cohen spends a major portion of his time hop-skotching around the globe to line up contracts for U.S. weapons companies. Any war is a win-win situation for the war industry.