[Mamzelle]

Clinton did the ordering, but you can also blame McCain.

And Charles Krauthammer and Bill Kristol, who provided a lot of "intellectual" ammunition.

Actually, without McCain and these writers, I doubt Albright, Biden could have talked Clinton into doing this. But the "neo cons" gave Clinton a lot of ideological cover.

And this is a big reason why I dislike Krauthammer (and Kristol) and aim a slam at him when his articles are posted. He's done a lot of damage.

[robowombat]

McVain provided cover wrapping this sorry episode in the flag and uttering patriotic bromides about it at every opportunity. He had a lot of company though with Repubs who like 'law and order' conservatives can't ever think that police act like criminals and the criminal justice system contains many lazy, ruthless, power hungry cads couldn't imagine circumstances when the USAF was bombing someone that they wouldn't cheer and wave the flag.

Krauthammer appeared to see the Serbs as Nazis reborn and 'ethnic cleasing' (practiced by all parties) to be the Serbian equivalent of the implementation of the 'final solution'. Thus historical memory can trump rationality among even clear eyed observers.

[Jane Austen]

Interesting.

[mark502inf]

you can also blame McCain.

And Dole, Bush I, Bush II, Jesse Helms, and Rumsfeld among others. They all supported the war, although Bush the younger castigated (properly) Clinton for taking ground troops off the table and freeing up the Serbs from preparing a land defense and therby allowing them to continue their ethnic cleansing campaign.