I&#x27;d disagree with &quot;prevent genocide&quot;.  That was some pro US intervention rationale; but in the end it was &quot;the enemy&quot;, the Serbian&#x2F;Montenegrins of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, that got ethnically cleansed.  The US was involved.<p>See <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Operation_Storm" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Operation_Storm</a><p>The New York Times reported the US Air Force did the AWACs on this particular job and other sources report that the administration used mercenary contractors and supplied the invaders.<p>Check out Serb population in Kosovo, too.