BELGRADE: Richard Holbrooke wasn't carrying a big enough stick. That's why
he came back empty handed from Kosovo this week: President Milosevic, the
Serb leader, is emboldened by NATO's hesitance to conduct air
strikes. "Holbrooke's mission failed because Milosevic didn't feel enough
pressure," says TIME Central Europe bureau chief Massimo Calabresi. "NATO's
political will is visibly weakening. Greece and Macedonia have come out
against military action, and France is insisting on taking the matter
before the U.N. That, together with Russia's support, has taken the heat
off Milosevic."