John Pittman I wish I had the answer to the Kosovo problem. One thing I know for sure, and history is on my side, what we are doing now is not the best answer for the long term. My heart goes out to the ethnic Albanians. I'm incensed by the lack of humanity shown by all parties. But I'm not convinced that one drop of American blood should be shed.
Soldiers swear to support and defend the Constitution of the United States.
It is a tremendous stretch of the imagination to justify any military action in Kosovo as in the national security interests of the United States. I'm frankly frightened and outraged that our legislators and President are so blinded by our allies and the press. We are rushing to repeat our own failures in Vietnam, Haiti, and Somalia. European history will not record this as a NATO action. You are absolutely correct that Yugoslavians will remember America as the monster aggressor.