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Facts on the ground in Bosnia

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From: The Boston Globe
Date: 19950722
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Anton Chekhov is said to have remarked that if a playwright has a gun on stage when the curtain rises, he'd better have it go off before the final curtain. The same is true of threats. If you say you are going to bomb an adversary, you'd better be prepared to do it.

The Clinton administration and its allies are considering what they call a "disproportionate" bombing campaign to force the Bosnian Serbs to cease their violations of UN-designated safe havens. The Bosnian Serbs would be particularly vulnerable to such a campaign since they depend on tanks and artillery, and their ability to ...

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