The Albanian schools and the university were closed and systematic repression of the ethnic Albanians began. Remember that ethnic Albanians were already a majority of the citizens of Kosovo when Yugoslavia was freed after World War II. and now are more than 90 percent of that population. Then the Milosevic regime was distracted in 1991 and 1992 by its attacks upon two other U.N. members. namely Croatia and Bosnia. that led. as we know. to 200.000 deaths and 2 million refugees that have been spread all over Europe. It is in that context that President George Bush. on December 27. 1992. warned Milosevic that the U.S. would act if he attacked Kosovo in a similar way. I quote from the letter that President Bush delivered to Milosevic. quote. in the event of conflict in Kosovo caused by Serbian action. the United States will be prepared to employ military force against the Serbs in Kosovo and in Serbia proper. and it was that policy that President Clinton has been following and reiterated. reaffirmed in 1993 and has been following.
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