Jamie Shea
Jamie Shea
Jamie Patrick Sheais Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium...
aircraft indication involved
We have no indication at all that our aircraft were involved in that incident.
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When we are sure what happened, we will tell you what happened.
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We want them to have the benefit of summer months to help to rebuild their homes and lives. But obviously, we want them not to go back until there is a secure presence, to ensure that the refugee return can be done in an organized way.
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This suggests that this is not random but is being done on an almost scientific and systematic basis.
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There is no need to change strategy. That strategy is working. There is no quicker or more feasible option at this time.
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We regret any loss of life that this may have caused because our policy remains to minimize collateral damage.
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We heard seven speeches today but only one message: They share our determination to prevail and to see this through, and they are willing to put up with the short-term inconveniences resulting from the Kosovo crisis.
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We have reports that soldiers were also involved in the casualties, not simply civilians.
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(The) refugees have said time and time again that they will only go back if they see NATO in that peacekeeping force. They need to know that that force is built around that NATO core (and) that that force ... is not going to crumble like a pack of cards at the first sign of a challenge.
strategy
Part of our strategy is to be able to effectively encircle Yugoslavia for 360 degrees.
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NATO is obviously extremely concerned. That would be an understatement.
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NATO is not a quitter and I hope that President Milosevic ... is finally beginning to realize that.
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NATO has an obligation to be successful, quite frankly, and every head of state from the meeting I have come from has made that point.
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NATO can now turn its attention away from winning the conflict in the air to winning the peace on the ground.