Although the U.S. proposed a blockade to stop the oil. it was defeated by France which opposed implementing a blockade without a formal declaration of war. We are executing massive. full scale air bombings every day. people are being killed. but the French believe a declaration of war must be a precondition for a blockade. Our bombs have gone off course several times. hitting refugee convoys. the country of Bulgaria. and the Chinese embassy in Belgradewhich is technically Chinese soil in Yugoslavia. At least in the case of the Chinese embassy. it wasnt the bombs at fault. it was our intelligence. Although the tourist maps in Belgrade accurately place the Chinese embassy in that locale. our intelligence was using an outdated map that led them to believe it was a procurement center for the Serbian military.