Lott's formulation put NATO's withdrawal  Let's see if we can't find a way to get the bombing stopped, get Milosevic to pull back his troops, find a way to get the Kosovars [to] go back in.
Let's manipulate Milosevic into thinking that he is getting the upper hand. 
mnli hypothesis: Let's manipulate Milosevic into thinking that he is getting the upper hand.  premise: Lott's formulation put NATO's withdrawal  Let's see if we can't find a way to get the bombing stopped, get Milosevic to pull back his troops, find a way to get the Kosovars [to] go back in.