A LOOK AT . . . What Makes a War Just?; NATO's Laudable Goals And Questionable Means

From: The Washington Post | Date: May 16, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

Both the disastrous bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade and NATO's deteriorating relationship with Moscow have led many Americans to ask the inevitable questions: How did we get where we are in Kosovo, and where are we going?

The usual response is to focus on issues of skill and will: on the quality of the president's leadership, the competency of his national security team and on the effectiveness of NATO forces. These are important topics, but they overlook a crucial point: Wars are not only won or lost; precisely because warfare involves the planned, systematic taking of life, its ...

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