Oakman wrote:
No, the Kosovars were.
That's why it's not quite correct to hold NATO up an example of patience. I doubt they would be so patient if THEIR citizens were being killed by Serbs every minute, hour after hour. And I bet you know for sure that NATO would never wait in that case trying to solve the problem diplomatically.
Oakman wrote:
It certainly is when it turns out that the vast majority of their deaths came after being used as human shields.
Does it really turn out? Here is what HRW says: On the basis of available evidence it is not possible to determine positively that Yugoslav police or army troops deliberately forced civilians to group near them, nor to establish the motive for such action.
Oakman wrote:
But I am also aware of how few it is for a conflict that went on for 18 months.
Operation Allied Force began on March 24, 1999 and ended on June 9, 1999. That is about 11 weeks, not 18 months. Should I blame you for the lie, eh? So, we have more than 200 deaths in Serbia and about 300 deaths in Kosovo just in 11 weeks - still too few? By the way, since you pretend to be very informed in what was going on in Georgia, may I ask you the total number of civilian deaths caused by the Russian army actions? So that we could compare civilian death rates in Serbia and Georgia.
Oakman wrote:
I answered your last questions very specifically. To lie about it seems to be your stock in trade.
You said nothing about cluster bomb usage or choosing bridges, heating plants, TV stations and refugees columns as targets. Or you simply do not want to talk about that? And should I remind you that you still have not proven your statement that Russian tanks moved to Georgia, not South Ossetia, before August 11?
Regards, Nikolay
