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But unfortunately it does sometimes work, for example in Yugoslavia. And it would have worked in Iraq if we hadn't dismantled the entire civilian infrastructure.

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what on earth could you mean by it working in yugoslavia

The killing in Bosnia and Kosovo were stopped by Bill Clinton. The bombings were what brought all sides to the table to broker the Dayton agreement. The siege of Sarajevo ended. The peace has held for nearly 30 years now.

OK, but this was more like Serbia/Kosovo/Bosnia.

Maybe GP was asking about previous Yugoslavia war, where AFAIR there was no intervention and massacres continued for quite long.

Seems clear they were talking about NATO intervention in 1999 and the ouster of Milosevic. Also notable as a military intervention that was at the time widely seen as a "Wag The Dog" scenario.

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