History has doubly cursed the Balkans. it not only energizes the combatants in the most perverse way imaginable, it also paralyzes the would-be peacemakers. While the crisis deepens, well-intentioned outsiders ponder their options and fret about the risks in terms borrowed from other wars in other eras.
Vietnam is the name not just of a country but also of a syndrome from which the U.S. still suffers -- notwithstanding Dr. Bush's self-congratulatory claim to the contrary a little more than a year ago. Senior officials of his Administration have repeatedly defined the danger awaiting the U.S. if it leads a large-scale...
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