The Sit Room: In the Theater of War and Peace

361 Pages·2018·4.542 MB·English

by  David Scheffer

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The Sit Room
In the Theater of War and Peace
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DAVID SCHEFFER
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The Sit Room: In the Theater of War and Peace. David Scheffer.
© Oxford University Press 2019. Published 2019 by Oxford University Press.
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Names: Scheffer, David.
Title: The sit room : in the theater of war and peace / David Scheffer.
Description: New York : Oxford University Press, 2019. | Includes bibliographical references
and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017059881 | ISBN 9780190860639 (hardback)
Subjects: LCSH: United States—Foreign relations—1993–2001. | United States—
Foreign relations—Decision making. | Yugoslav War, 1991–1995—
Participation, American. | Yugoslav War, 1991–1995—Atrocities. | Yugoslav War,
1991–1995—Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Classification: LCC E885 .S347 2018 | DDC 327.73009/049—dc23
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Situation Room
They gather during the day,
They assemble in the night,
These men and women of war and peace.
Invested with “intelligence” briefings, dire forecasts of
military brass, and scheming of politicians.
They act as diplomats and generals on the fields of reality.
Look! Down there in the Situation Room, of the West Wing, at
the White House, the dungeon below all the fun,
The Deputies and Principals roll the dice with every ruling of
their minds.
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This book is dedicated to the American Academy in Berlin
and the staff and fellows “on deck” during fall 2013.
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Contents
Cast of Characters xi
Entities and Actions xv
Introduction xvii
Setting the Stage xxvii
Ethnic Cleansing Maps 1991– 1995 xxxi
1. Shattered Plans 1993 1
2. Ethnic Cleansing Wins 1994 61
3. To Stay or Not to Stay January– June 1995 109
4. Finally, Diplomacy Backed by Force July–A ugust 1995 179
5. Forging Peace September– December 1995 229
Epilogue 279
Acknowledgments 285
Notes 287
Index 313