The proper sequencing of steps in dealing with world trouble spots is essential to gaining international support for further action. The air campaign that ultimately succeeded in breaking Slobodan Milošević’s grip on Kosovo (and later his grip on Serbia proper) was made possible by prolonged diplomacy on the part of the United States, the European Union, and Russia.
处理世界棘手问题的合理步骤顺序是获得进一步行动的国际支持的关键。阻止米洛舍维奇紧抓科索沃（以及后来他紧抓塞尔维亚）不放的空袭之所以可行，是因为美国、欧盟和俄罗斯对此做出了漫长的外交努力。