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The Consequences Of The Bosnia War On The Bosnian War

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The Bosnian War was a brutal and inhumane conflict that featured genocide and the advent of ethnic cleansing and mass rape as instruments of modern warfare. The case study “War in Bosnia” recounts the tragic events of that war. Specifically, the article emphasizes the numerous and systematic atrocities perpetrated by the Serb forces upon the Bosnian Muslim and Croat civilian populations throughout the country during the course of the conflict, specifically emphasizing the genocide the Serbs committed against the Muslim population. The article points out the international outcry that ensued against the Serbs and their genocidal tactics was what spurred the United States to intervene militarily in Bosnia against the Serbs under President Bill Clinton. The article notes that the atrocities and violence did not subside until the NATO bombing campaign weakened the Serbian position in the conflict and forced the Serbian leader Milosevic to enter peace talks. Based upon the account provided in the article, the United States and NATO were justified in intervening in Bosnia to stop the killing of noncombatants in my view. I believe this is the case on the basis of just war theory, as outlined by O’Brien. I think it is fairly obvious, based upon the account, that stopping the genocide and ethnic cleansing (among other atrocities) being committed against civilians would qualify as a just cause. I think that beyond this the Clinton administration and NATO probably had the right

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