All the member churches of the CEC, both Protestant and Orthodox, were deeply opposed to the NATO action, he said. It is seen as an attack on a sovereign state and the people themselves. NATO may say they are targeting military targets, but people see it as an attack on them. Even those people within the Churches and society who we know to be actively anti-Milosevic feel betrayed by this action. Dr Clements said he had sensed bewilderment among the Serbian people.
Collateral damage works on many levels.
There is widespread insecurity. One of the saddest things was seeing how the bombing of all the bridges in Novi Sad has divided the city.