Such a possibility raised the specter of a new Balkans conflict just three years after peace was secured in Bosnia.

After the Predators' deployment in the Balkans conflict in the 1990s, the military's support for them began to grow.

Most of them would agree with Richard Holbrooke, the former diplomat who as chief negotiator to the Balkans conflict in the mid-1990's helped end that war.

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Much depends on how the Balkans conflict is resolved, he said.

"At worst you're looking at a wider Balkans conflict."

Works responding to the tragedy have already started to appear on the Internet, just as they did in 1999 during the Balkans conflict.

There are still signs that travel to Europe remains little affected by the Balkans conflict.

In the Balkans conflict, NATO pilots have been flying fairly high - 15,000 feet and above - to avoid ground fire.

The President also endorsed what he called Mr. Solana's decision to study the possible need to introduce ground forces into the Balkans conflict.