Practice Questions on Part IV, U.S. Operation Allied Force

1. Which group was most likely to oppose President Clinton’s response to Kosovo?

Carnegie Endowment National Commission on America and the New World
 Anti-war liberals from the 1960s who opposed South Vietnam's persecution of Buddhists and political dissidents.
 Conservative opponents of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO).
2. Which argument offers the best support for President Clinton’s response to Kosovo?
Appropriation of funds for Operation Allied Force by Congress and Security Council approval of NATO peacekeepers retroactively legitimized U.S. policy.
 Massive human rights violations do not justify U.S. high tech measures that kill enemy combatants and non-combatants with minimal risk to American lives.
 Since absolute power corrupts absolutely, U.S. "hyper-power" must submit to international law and intergovernmental organizations with universal membership.
3. Which argument offers the most serious challenge to President Clinton’s response to Kosovo?
KLA refugees might provoke Yugoslavia to attack Macedonia and Albania.
 Selective humanitarian intervention appears arbitrary when the U.S. and U.N. ignore Chechnya, Kashmir, and Tibet.
 The War Powers Resolution clearly violated the Commander-in-Chief's constitutional powers under Article II.
4. If Milosevic had not conceded, what would Clinton have been most likely to do next?
deploy ground troops in preparation for an occupation of Kosovo
 propose UN Security Council approval of a NATO occupation force
 seek US Congressional approval for a ground war
 arm KLA refugees in Albania to expel Serbs from Kosovo

Exercises:

1. Complete an Opinion Survey and compare your answers to public opinion poll results.

2. Write a response to the three part Essay Problem and then review a model legal analysis

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