The overly respectful way the United States and its allies handled the tribal warlords in Africa sent an enormously harmful signal to the authentic democrats in Yugoslavia and Liberia.
The tribal warlords felt insulted at how the US acted.
mnli hypothesis: The tribal warlords felt insulted at how the US acted. premise: The overly respectful way the United States and its allies handled the tribal warlords in Africa sent an enormously harmful signal to the authentic democrats in Yugoslavia and Liberia.