Reasons For The Clinton Intervention In The Bosnian War

President Bill Clinton and his administration had to face multiple foreign affairs during his presidency. One of the major conflicts was the Bosnian war in the Balkans. The Bosnian intervention, though widely considered one of the successful interventions in history, has interesting decision-making process. The Clinton administration was hesitant with intervention in Bosnia for over two years; however, by 1995, the administration decided to take firm actions. There are many factors that led Clinton and his advisors to hesitate for a long period of time and to engage later. The two primary reasons why the Clinton administration decided to intervene in Bosnian war after equivocating for so long are the United States’ interest in maintaining credibility