EUCOM Commander Says Milosevic Must Go Before U.S. Troops Are Out

By Thomas Duffy / February 17, 2000 at 5:00 AM
Despite specific benchmarks set by the Clinton administration for withdrawing U.S. troops from the Balkans, those troops can be expected to remain in the region until Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic is removed from power, the commander of all U.S. Forces in Europe told a congressional committee today. Gen. Wesley Clark, commander-in-chief of U.S. European Command, said it is Milosevic who has fueled the conflicts in Bosnia and Kosovo. As long as he remains in power people throughout the region will...

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