But he also said that the peace agreement "authorizes" NATO forces "to take additi.1al [civilian) actions if the local commander desires to do so." Well. undoubtedly. giving NATO forces this discretionary power to support nationbuilding activities will put our troops at greater risk. So far. there have been many reports about the lack of coordination among international organizations charged with achieving civilian provisions in the peace agreement. If progress is not made on these civilian missions. the temptation for NATO forces to advance civilian goalssuch as refugee resettlementwill only increase. In addition. without an effective exit strategy. the Bosnia operations supposed 1year time limit could evaporate. As I mentioned earlier. the key to an exit strategy for United States troops is the establishment of a military equilibrium among the warring parties.