The Bosnian Serbs – and their supporters in Serbia – seemed to be winning the war, while the UN made no provision for taking into custody those charged with ordering or carrying out atrocities. Indeed, some saw the creation of the ICTY as a poor substitute for the military intervention that was needed to halt the slaughter.
波斯尼亚塞族人——以及他们在塞尔维亚的支持者——似乎马上就要赢得战争，而联合国也没有采取行动拘留那些受控下令或执行暴行的人。事实上，一些人认为ICTY的成立只不过是军事干预的拙劣替代品，后者才是阻止屠杀所需要的行动。