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I think the chances of Russian intervention in Kosovo are very real if the violence continues. Russia tried to intervene in 99, but could not get passage thru eastern Europe. Will Eastern Europe prevent Russia from helping the Serbs in Kosovo this time? I kinda doubt it, since it is now as plain as day that the Albanians are and have been the aggressors.

Time to rethink our involvment in NATO. Do we really want to fight over the Balkins? I think not. Let the Russians and German fight over it, my money is on the Russians.

Russia did not need a passage through Eastern Europe -- they could have landed on the Montenegrin coast and dropped their troops and supplies flying through FRY's territory. If there is a will there is a way.

Right now, there is a will. I think, Putin is making careful steps at winning the hearts and minds first, without appearing interventionist while letting the Kosovo fiasco play itself out.

Besides, until recently, the Serbian government was completely oriented towards Washington and totally committed to desconstructing the nation into an amorphous non-entity palatable to the ilk at the International Crisis Group.