Additional Discussion Questions

1. What U.S. interests justified military intervention in the Balkans?

2. Was it reasonable to expect air strikes alone to force Milosevic to admit peacekeepers immediately, or should President Clinton have prepared combat units to stop new Serbian atrocities in Kosovo?

3. Was it reasonable to assume that a NATO protectorate in Kosovo could resolve the Balkans conflict if Milosevic remained in power?

4. Was prior Congressional approval for military intervention required under the Constitution or War Powers Resolution?

5. Should a lame duck, Democratic President, impeached by the House of Representatives and on trial in a Republican controlled Senate have attempted to lead the United States against Milosevic?

6. Did the United Nations Charter require prior Security Council approval for NATO air strikes on Yugoslavia?

7. Did the NATO Treaty limit allied military action to defense of a member state?

8. Should the ICJ find that the collateral damage caused by NATO bombing violated the Hague and Geneva Conventions?