I say we will never know unless we. the United States. throw greater weight behind such efforts. I do not underestimate the difficulties that are involved. but should Milosevic balk. we will retain the ability to apply military pressure from the air. Once a settlement is reached. an international force may be necessary to assist the refugee return and oversee reconstruction. We should be more flexible about the makeup of this force than we have been in the past. Rather than making its composition a nonnegotiable end in itself. we should bear in mind that the international force is the means to an end. that means to an end. peace and stability in Kosovo where ethnic Albanians can live in safety and with autonomy.