But if at the same time, NATO soldiers are also expected to stand around passively and not resort to rubber bullets while they are assaulted, maimed and killed by Albanian partisans, then those who oppose NATO might have common ground for tactical agreement with Chris. But not a likely outcome, alas.
-Brad Mayer Oakland, CA
>No - to brain storm an answer - British imperialist troops should not race
>up and down streets firing rubber bullets. (It did not work in Northern
>Ireland). Six of them should get some shovels, go to 3 Albanians of good
>will and 3 Serbs of good will and renovate a patch of territory for market
>place.
>If they cannot do this very well, they should be replaced by other soldiers
>from another country (who might cost less anyway) ie consitute more of a
>peace corps than peace keepers.
>But as I have argued consistently, the present dilemmas of NATO in Kosovo
>arise from paternalistically trying to solve the problem literally from on
>high, instead of supporting the rights to self determination in a
>geographically defined area, but only on condition that the rights of
>minority people in that democratic area are also recognised.
>
>Chris Burford
>London