U.S. officials maintain that NATO should continue bombing Yugoslavia until Milosevic accepts the peace agreement and allows Kosovo Albanian refugees to return to their homes. They predict that NATO attacks will eventually cripple the ability of Yugoslavia's military to carry out ethnic cleansing. At the same time, concern about the war's impact has deepened. The outpouring of refugees from Kosovo has upset the ethnic balance in Macedonia and all but overwhelmed Albania. A continuation of the conflict could draw both countries into the fighting, or even reignite the war in Bosnia.
U.S.-Russian relations are in danger too.
Russian opposition to U.S. strategy has grown stronger with each day of bombing, sparking a new wave of anti-American feelings among ordinary Russians. Finally, the war has shaken the stability of the international community. The United States and its NATO allies did not seek approval from the United Nations before beginning their attack against Yugoslavia. Furthermore, they have challenged the principle of state sovereignty, which holds that a government has complete authority within its own borders. As the scope and significance of the war against Yugoslavia has widened, several distinct viewpoints on U.S. policy have come forward in recent weeks.