[JMS]

Clearly you know little of the US armed forces and their motivation to fight what was a clear and present danger in Iraq as opposed getting involved with the destruction of a fellow European country in violation of the Helsinki accords. The European forces were ostensibly brought in as peace keepers, not as a fighting force and have not even been effective in keeping Serbian churches from being destroyed. If they are not motivated to keep the peace, there is little reason to believe they would be motivated to go into combat.

[montyspython]

Excellent post.

[austrian]

Clearly you know little of the US armed forces and their motivation to fight what was a clear and present danger in Iraq as opposed getting involved with the destruction of a fellow European country in violation of the Helsinki accords. The European forces were ostensibly brought in as peace keepers, not as a fighting force and have not even been effective in keeping Serbian churches from being destroyed. If they are not motivated to keep the peace, there is little reason to believe they would be motivated to go into combat.

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it´s true that the troops (including US) now fullfill peacekeeping operations in kosovo. but this does not mean that they would not be able to fight if needed. (btw. there will be no war over kosovo all different sides statet this allready). why do you say that they are not motivated to bring peace? ok in a perfect world our millitary could prevent every thing (including protecting this serbian churches for example. but this wolrd is far away from perfect.) so you say because only they are not able to prevent everything that they are not motivated? are your troops not motivated too in afghanistan or iraq for example? because it looks like they are not able to prevent all violence there. it will never be possible to stop everything but this does not mean that the troops are not motivated.