Military Operations in Yugoslavia
In their first appearance before Congress after launching an air campaign against Serbian forces in Yugoslavia, Defense Secretary William Co… read more
In their first appearance before Congress after launching an air campaign against Serbian forces in Yugoslavia, Defense Secretary William Cohen and General Henry Shelton testified that Kosovar rebels, not NATO troops, could wage a ground campaign against President Milosevic’s army and paramilitary forces. Citing a lack of consensus among the 19-member alliance about the use of ground forces, they said that sustained air strikes could work by degrading Serbian forces to the point that they either reach an agreement with NATO or by shifting the balance of power in favor of Kosovar Albanians. Many of the committee members were skeptical of the air campaign, urging that U.S. ground forces eventually be used in the conflict. close
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