We should imagine an agreement that does not involve one peacekeeping force but. rather. two geographically separate peacekeeping forces. One of those forces should occupy 70. 80 percent of Kosovo and should be led by NATO. This force will provide the security necessary so that Albanian refugees feel free to return. and on that 80 percent of the territory they will build lives more prosperous than the lives they had before this conflict because they will enjoy not only American aid but. with a little common sense. we will allocate to them all of the former Yugoslavias textile quota and other trade concessions. aid and trade. This would leave another 20 percent of Kosovo that would be patrolled exclusively by Russian peacekeepers. The final status of Kosovo could wait. but in this area Serbia would feel secure. In this area. the Serb population would feel very secure and. frankly. in this area I am not certain that refugees would choose to return. This would allow the Serbs to notice that their friends. the Russians. were the force occupying the ancient site and origin of the Serbian orthodox church. the important monastery lands. at least those that are contiguous. and the battlefield of Kosovo Polje. where the Serbs fought the Turks in the 14th century. By letting the Serbs know that there will be no NATO occupation of this section of Kosovo. we leave them with a reason to bargain.
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