Jobs and work are limited, exacerbating reconstruction efforts. The infrastructure of Yugoslavia has been shattered. Basic necessities like fresh water, heat and electricity are a luxury. Environmental destruction has yet to be calculated and will have drastic effects on regional ecosystems. Bombing to stop persecution and ethnic cleansing actually increases it.
Environmental damage affects surrounding, non-warring countries extensively, as does refugee flight.
Though the need for stability and peace in the region is clear, WAND opposes current peacekeeping arrangements that maintain a NATO military presence in the area for the indefinite future. This responsibility should not be dependent on the vagaries of President Slobodan Milosevic's power. The affected parties, not outside military forces, should forge peace agreements. Those who have caused suffering and death must be brought to justice. The protection of non-combatants is paramount.