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37457B72.FIN Page 1 of 13 Exchange Mail DATE-TIME 4/28/99 3:27:04 PM FROM Bobbitt, Philip C. CLASSIFICATION UNCLASSIFIED SUBJECT Long Term Comms for Kosovo [UNCLASSIFIED] TO Leavy, David C. Gobush, Matthew N. CARBON_COPY TEXT_BODY Incorporating your suggestions TRANSLATED_ATTACHMENT Long Term Comm Kosovo.doc April 28, 1999 ACTION MEMORANDUM FOR SAMUEL R. BERGER FROM: PHILIP BOBBITT, DAVID LEAVY & MATT GOBUSH SUBJECT: Longer Term Communications: Kosovo Introduction Scenario Process: There are three plausible scenarios for the middle game of the current war in Kosovo: (1) An early agreement that largely embodies NATO demands; (2) A continuation of the current air war of attrition for an indefinite period; (3) The introduction of ground forces into Kosovo. We should design a program that maximizes our freedom of action regardless of which scenario comes to pass. Such a program builds on the common elements of the US position in the any of the three broad eventualities,