Ken Bacon
Ken Bacon
basically effective forces help job nato noose
This will basically help NATO tighten the noose around Milosevic's neck, ... do a more effective job at eliminating or neutralizing the forces on the ground.
days weather
There have been some down days (during which patrols were not conducted) because of weather and other reasons, but we are still patrolling the no-fly zones, particularly in the south, aggressively.
knew punch seventh
There has not been a knockout punch. We knew a knockout punch would not come quickly, ... We're now in the seventh day. I think it will take much longer.
believe meeting problem time
we don't believe that there'll be any problem with meeting the time lines.
ammunition army army-and-navy attack attacked central cleansing dump ethnic involved kosovo major unit
We did attack a Yugoslav army unit in central Kosovo that's been involved in some of the ethnic cleansing activities. We also attacked a major ammunition dump in Kosovo.
certainly displaced food kosovo nato people priority thousands trying within
trying to get food to the hundreds of thousands of displaced people within Kosovo is a priority for NATO and certainly for the non-government organizations.
absolutely air answer expansion ground pure question simple step toward troops
The question you all will have is, 'Isn't this a step toward the deployment of ground troops in Kosovo?' ... The answer is, absolutely not. This is pure and simple an expansion of the air operation.
force latest protection technology
need to embrace, and utilize, the latest technology for force protection
believe cnn gratified obviously report
Obviously we are gratified that CNN retracted a report that we believe was not accurate,
allow believe conditions create former people relieve republic return
It is to relieve the congestion in FYROM, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, temporarily and then ... create the conditions that will allow these people to return home, which is where we believe they want to be.
dedication devoted facilities fire given money primitive produce surprising
It's not surprising that their facilities are primitive by our standards. It's also not surprising that, given the dedication and money they've devoted to upgrading their military, that they have been able to produce long-range missiles, and to fire them from such primitive spots.
authority bosnia force job match protection steps threat unit
Force protection is the job of unit commanders in Bosnia and elsewhere, and they have the authority to take steps that they think are appropriate to match the threat they face.
conduct early help information navy necessary needs speculate thorough whatever
It's too early to speculate on that. The Navy will do whatever is necessary to help the NTSB get the information it needs to conduct a thorough investigation.
unsaid
It's unsaid because that's not true. That's not the plan.