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Originally Posted by Raellus
The pressure of the air campaign against Serbia in '99 eventually led to their withdrawal from Kosovo and the end of the Balkan Wars of the '90s.
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The key word is "eventualy".
I'm not saying air power isn't effective but it does not solve these kinds of Humanitarian crises. How many civvies where butchered while we where merrily blowing up air defences and such in Bosnia?
The no fly zone let Saddam butcher his own folks for a DECADE before the 2nd war kicked off in 2003.
No fly zones on their own do not solve these problems but allow politicans the illusion of doing something.