Politically, Kosovo was a home run -- effectively distracting the easily distracted MSM. Instead of lingering on issues like a.) Impeachment, b.) the Cox Report and c.) Juanita Broaddrick, they had a "war" to cover.
Word has it that, while in Egypt on her (and Chelsea's) world tour, it was Hillary who issued Bill his marching orders. "Bomb them", she purportedly said.
And so were the Serbs put in the gunsights -- for political expediency, at the behest of she who would be President.
IIRC, the Bosnian campaign was begun without Congressional approval; I don’t think the UN was “consulted” either...