Yeah, I must admit that I don't know what all of the military hardware options were either, Carol -- and I apologize if I came across as a know-it-all! Or an unthinking idolizer either; I don't necessarily defend Clark's every decision. But I do know that he bucked the Pentagon (he wasn't insubordinate, but he had to bypass the standard chain of command) in taking action against Milosevic, that the consequences of inaction were very much in his mind (okay, he says they were, and I believe him), that before bombing he worked very hard on the diplomatic front (some of which is also held against him, since it meant consorting with future "war criminals"), and that he did push, unsuccessfully, for a more hands-on military approach (or at least the threat of one) that could have better protected civilian populations . . . .
    So I guess I'd have to say that maybe I'm naive, but I do admire Clark, on balance here, for stepping "out of line" with a NATO force in Kosovo. No, it wasn't the neat little war that's shown in "American Son" -- I'm not that naive! -- but I think it was better than "standing by" as the world did in Ruwanda.   And no, I don't know that Clark will live up to my political expectations, but I'm hopeful that this year we'll have a real debate.
    Anyway, thanks for pushing me on this.....