We have carried almost the entire financial and air war burden thus far and we should not have to carry the ground war burden too. If we get further into this mess by sending in ground troops. there are estimates that ultimately we will spend $40 to $50 billion in air and ground war costs and resettlement and reconstruction costs. money that will have to come from Social Security and many other valuable programs. Pat Holt. a foreign affairs expert writing in the Christian Science Monitor wrote a few days ago. "The first few days of bombing have led to more atrocities and to more refugees. It will be increasing the instability which the bombing was supposed to prevent." Richard Cohen. the very liberal columnist for The Washington Post wrote. I believe. though. that the NATO bombings have escalated and accelerated the process.
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