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Originally Posted by onetime2
Serbia was a "peacekeeping" mission not an invasion. They did not have to fight to gain ground and the situation was far different from what would happen in the case of a country dedicated to defending its borders.
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The difference is not so apparent to me. Although the original UN peacekeeping mission generally involved no armed conflict, the US bombings there, as well as on the ground enforcement of UN regulations, were harsh and immediate. The situation is not exactly the same, but it does illustrate that UN actions can involve significant military actions.
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Libya has disclosed and disbanded their attempts at building nuclear capabilities. Iran for a time, before they clamped down on reformists and it became more apparent that the US would not open another front in Iran anytime soon, became more open with disclosures about their arms building. Pakistan is helping us in more ways than ever before. The Phillipines are cracking down on terrorist groups (with the help of US forces) more than before. The Indonesian government is more committed to rooting out terrorists in their midst.
I absolutely see a link between these actions and the US change to a more aggressive stance with regards to terrorists and "rogue" nations.
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Pakistan, Indonesia and the Phillipines are all allies of ours and have been for quite some time. The governments of Indonesia and the Phillipines would like nothing better than for their extremists to disappear, so they can hardly be considered state sponsors of terrorism. Iran is a country in flux, but it is far too soon to say that our actions have had a positive effect there.