I'm not convinced that it is wrong to use military action to stop and destroy the Serb military capacity. I agree with most of the criticism of the US, by Chomsky and others, vis á vis our appalling record, but the argument against military action is beginning to sound like: The US can't act militarily in Yugoslavia because it has a history of doing bad things. Any nation electing to confront military action with military action must have an impeccable moral and ethical record in all situations, or it is immoral for that nation use military action, even if the situation might demand it. Of course there are arguments against a claim that the situation demands it. There is the argument that all acts of war are morally wrong; there is the argument that this act of war is illegal, and there is the argument that it won't work anyway. But there seems to be something more going on here that ignores the suffering that is being caused by the Serb military. This is my impression at this point as I continue to read and hear various sources on the subject. I'm generally toward the Buddhist end of the spectrum in these matters, but I'm not a pacifist. martin Martin Smith Email: [log in to unmask] P.O. Box 1034 Bekkajordet Tel. : +47 330 35700 N-3194 HORTEN, Norway Fax. : +47 330 35701