On Sun, 4 Apr 1999, Martin William Smith wrote:

> F. Leon Wilson writes:
> > If you were Milosevic what would you do?
> >
> > How would you respond to NATO/US?

> Martin wrote:
> If you mean that I would have done all the things he has done up to
> the and including his refusal to sign the deal, and if you mean my
> goal would be to hang on to power, then I would have done just what he
> has done.

But why?

There is lots of discussion about "Kosovo," but what is the ultimate goal
of Milosevic?

Is the goal to rid the country of Albanians?

We'd better look at this situation again.

> Martin wrote:
> When the weather clears and I start losing my heavy weapons
> I will be looking to cut a deal.

What is more important?

1) Heavy weapons
2) Ridding the counrty of Albanians?

> Martin wrote:
> I will be willing to negotiate only with the Russians, and I will
> ultimately give up Kosovo, saying the Albanians are pigs anyway.
>
> martin