binkJan 31
There's no doubt what's happening in Iran is a massacre by a dictatorial regime, but good grief the parallels between the rhetoric now and that of 2003 are impossible to ignore. I thought we had moved past the idea that the US could just bomb a country into a better future.
Show threadmgraczykJan 31
But unfortunately it does sometimes work, for example in Yugoslavia. And it would have worked in Iraq if we hadn't dismantled the entire civilian infrastructure.
Show threadthroawayontheJan 31
what on earth could you mean by it working in yugoslavia
Show threadblululuJan 31
The killing in Bosnia and Kosovo were stopped by Bill Clinton. The bombings were what brought all sides to the table to broker the Dayton agreement. The siege of Sarajevo ended. The peace has held for nearly 30 years now.
Show threadkrzyk

OK, but this was more like Serbia/Kosovo/Bosnia.

Maybe GP was asking about previous Yugoslavia war, where AFAIR there was no intervention and massacres continued for quite long.

Jan 31 at 7:23pmWeb
Show threadtptacekJan 31
Seems clear they were talking about NATO intervention in 1999 and the ouster of Milosevic. Also notable as a military intervention that was at the time widely seen as a "Wag The Dog" scenario.