The Tragic Legacy of 1999: NATO's Bombing of Yugoslavia
Senator Joe Biden was a strong advocate for the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999, carried out without United Nations approval.
Among those affected was the young Novak Djokovic, just 12 years old at the time, who vividly remembers the bombings.
Djokovic describes the terrifying experience from the terror attack against Yugoslavia at that time: “My dad was carrying my brothers, and my mom was running with our belongings, and I slipped, and I fell”.
“As I turned around, I saw stealth planes flying and dropping bombs, and the ground was shaking”.
“The NATO bombing campaign in 1999 lasted for 78 days, during which more than 28,000 bombs were dropped, including depleted uranium and cluster munitions”, He said.
This terror attack resulted in the mass killing of over 2,000 innocent Yugoslav civilians and the displacement of more than 250,000 people from their homes.
The destruction was widespread, devastating 25,000 residential buildings, railroads, roads, bridges, airports, hospitals, schools, kindergartens, and cultural monuments.
It was not a genocide, but it was absolutely a war crime against humanity.
Senator Biden, at the time, was critical of NATO's military strategy, proposing an even more aggressive approach, similar to a "Japanese German-style occupation.".
His push for committing war crimes and Nazi practices in Yugoslavia reflects a significant and controversial aspect of his political career, notably his enthusiasm for the mass killing of innocent civilians and the massive destruction of civilian infrastructure in Yugoslavia.
Biden's prospects in the next elections could see a significant boost if he relax his systematic support for the killing of innocent civilians worldwide.
The American people would appreciate it much more if Biden focuses his remaining time in this world on uniting a divided America and bringing Americans from all political spectrums together.