Ken Bacon
Ken Bacon
albanians attack continue focus forces
These are the forces that are being used to attack the Kosovar Albanians in Kosovo, and we will continue to focus on those targets.
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There have been no violations of the no-fly zone by the Iraqi forces for the last five days or so,
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We have not yet seen signs that Serbian troops or special police forces or paramilitary are moving out, but we've certainly seen preparations for moving out.
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We could have part of an enabling force on the ground in Kosovo within several days of a decision to do so.
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My understanding is that they (the government in Jakarta) have provided a battalion of forces from outside of East Timor, ... And that they were able to turn back an assault by militia groups against the U.N. people last night.
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My expectation is that based on the amount of chemical weapons in the pit and then what we've been told about wind patterns on that day and the disposition of forces ... there could be a very large number of troops included in a possible cloud area.
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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.
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need to embrace, and utilize, the latest technology for force protection
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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.
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Everybody now believes that that force is probably too small and that a larger force will be required to go in as a peacekeeping force.
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The Air Force is in the process of taking down all its tents at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia because the airmen are moving into dormitories, and therefore these tents could possibly be available for use in Albania or Macedonia.
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It is part of a plan to make force mobility more difficult, to interdict the flow of supplies and of forces.
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We're going to need a larger KFOR, and we want it deployed to Macedonia as quickly as possible. Should there be a peace agreement quickly, as we hope, we need a force that's ready to go in and help the refugees get back as the Serb forces pull out.
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We are in favor of having NATO move to the next stage, which is the so-called activation warning, to come closer to the use of military force if necessary.