The U.S. Congress
Just before the President made his dramatic decision to pursue the
military route in Kosovo, the Senate stood poised to adopt a resolution
requiring congressional approval for funding the military action. In the
end, after leaders met with the President, the Senate approved a terse
resolution backing the attacks, believing there was little choice but to
support the troops on the eve of combat. However, support in the Congress,
as illustrated by the ambivalent position of influential and centrist
Arizona senator John McCain, remains tenuous. The President's options will
be tested and limited in the weeks ahead by the fragility of his
legislative support.
Robin Cook
Cook has been getting considerable airtime as a vocal proponent of NATO's
stance on Kosovo. The 52-year old Cook who is also chair of the Labor
Party, has been a Member of Parliament since 1974, and was named foreign
secretary in 1997.
Photo: Clark: Yves Logghe/AP | Albright: Doug Mills/AP |
Solana: Thierry Charlier/AP | Holbrooke: Mikica Petrovic/AP | Primakov: Chris
Bacon/AP | McCain: Lou Krasky/AP | Clinton: Ira Schwarz REUTERS
Bill Clinton, Slobodan Milosevic, The Kosovo Liberation Army, General Wesley Clark, Richard Holbrooke, Javier Solana, Yevgeny Primakov, The U.S. Congress
