[Eva]

What you are trying to say is that it was just a myth or a fantasy that the Serbs asked for our help in controlling the problem with the Albanians? That we turned them down, but that was just a myth also? Maybe we should have had some better intelligence before we rushed into war. Oh, well, at least we had France on our side then.

[Hoplite]

the Serbs asked for our help in controlling the problem with the Albanians

News to me. Was this supposed to be pre or post Milosevic's usurpation of Kosovo's Federal vote? Either way, could you provide some substantiation?

[piasa]

Oh, well, at least we had France on our side then.

Uh, right... what a help they were, too. Wiht friends like these... :

U.S. News & World Report : A French spy inside NATO
Richard J. Newman

Dealing with intractable conflicts in Bosnia and Kosovo may be difficult enough, but NATO has an additional challenge--making sure all its member states are on the same side. Last week, French officials said one of their own military officers, Maj. Pierre Bunel , had passed secret NATO war plans to Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic during the October standoff over Serbian aggression in Kosovo. (/snip)