It was made inevitable once Bosnia-Herzegovina became independent even though it is now but in name a protectorate of the Western powers. The Croats had a mere 75 pct ethnic majority and won independence with the blessing and fighting help of the Western powers. Kosovars of Muslim Albanian descent had a 90 pct majority in Kosovo. It was simply a matter of time for those Kosovars to begin an armed struggle for independence. The K.L.A. did and we now see the results.
Percentage does count.
Belgrade knew all along that the die were cast. Washington kept thinking about the stock market and Social Security. Belgrade devised a strategy, as unpleasant it may be for our risk-adverse societies. Since then we are in a morass. As always, we speak of moral responsibility.