USA: KOSOVO CRISIS: BILL CLINTON ON NATO ATTACKS

(25 Mar 1999) English/Nat President Clinton addressed a divided American public on Thursday about the need for the U-S led NATO attacks in Serbia, selling his message on prime-time television. SOUNDBITE: (English) “Our mission is clear. To demonstrate the seriousness of NATO’s purpose so that the Serbian leaders understand the imperative of reversing course. To deter an even bloodier offensive against innocent civilians in Kosovo and if necessary, to seriously damage the Serbian military’s capacity to harm the people of Kosovo. In short, if president Milosevic will not make peace, we will limit his ability to make war.“ SUPER CAPTION: Bill Clinton, President of the United States of America