Thank you for that very good clarification. My respect to you. You do seem to be familiar with the situation, which is good.

I had always been under the impression that Clinton meant we'd be out out of active military intervention in Bosnia by that timeframe but that oversight-monitoring (and protection of NATO)--as will be the case with oversight and protection of the reconstruction teams in Iraq, which will go on for a long, long time to come--might be ongoing. That's still an area of the world that's fairly tense from an "ethnic cleansing" standpoint, at least according to the last thing I read.

I can see why you'd be wondering about the similarities with the Russian actions.

I don't want this tension between us and Russia to be heightened. I was going to tag along with a team of medical folks to Russia next summer to have a look at some of their medical facilities. I figure that might not be possible now, but perhaps I'm being pessimistic. I don't much want to go if relations aren't easy.
birdgirl73 Reviewed by birdgirl73 on . U.S., Allies Weigh Punishment for Russia U.S., Allies Weigh Punishment for Russia WASHINGTON â?? Scrambling to find ways to punish Russia for its invasion of pro-Western Georgia, the United States and its allies are considering expelling Moscow from an exclusive club of wealthy nations and canceling an upcoming joint NATO-Russia military exercise, Bush administration officials said Tuesday. But with scant leverage in the face of an emboldened Moscow, Washington and its friends have been forced to face the uncomfortable reality Rating: 5