... points and the supporting evidence. The first reason the strategy in Kosovo was ineffective was due to indecisive diplomatic and military decisions and resulting actions. Kosovo was the result of policy makers in Washington and elsewhere who proved unwilling or unable to set political objectives and to consider how far they were prepared to go to achieve them militarily (Ugly, p.17). NATO did not know exactly how to proceed because the diplomatic work leading up to the crisis was ineffective. In the first instance, diplomatic efforts should have been used earlier than 1998. Fighting and brutality started in January 1998, but there were key indications leading up to the conflicts boiling point. The Clinton administration never really explored opportunities that may have existed to use its leverage-diplomatic and economic- to persuade Milosevic to offer and deal to the Kosovars before the violence started in 1998 (Ugly, p.186). While economic sanctions ...

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