Who was the despot in Yugoslavia, my friend? When we start 'administering' Iraq, do we become depots by your definition?
Where is the analogy in that Yugoslavia didn't have WMD, never gassed anyone, never invaded another country, didn't threaten the world's oil supply or the USA? The EU, NATO and Clinton were the despots . As the Hague 'tribunal' is proving, Milosevic is more than a cut better than the lousey team the US had in the ninties. They shamed the country, and now were're asking for a second chance. It's a tough sell but with W and Republicans backing him, it's do able.
Tito.
Where is the analogy ...
The analogy is in that both Yugoslavia and Iraq are/were made up of mutually antagonistic ethnic groups. In Yugoslavia's case, the dissolution of civil authority caused these groups to attack each other based on hatreds kept alive through centuries. Iraq's groups have more recent hatreds than that to work with. It will take strong work to keep them from each other's throats, and many of them will be patient for years, or even a generation, until we leave.