The problem with the Kosovo business was they went into it without really a serious political objective.

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It's a war in which an enemy will kill innocent men, women and children in order to achieve a political objective.

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Up to now, sanctions have failed in their main political objective to persuade Iran to change course by committing itself to verifiably peaceful nuclear development.

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