Flash USIA surveys conducted in France, Germany and Italy after the start of NATO airstrikes (March 26-28) find that the French and German publics are modestly supportive of the current NATO operation in Kosovo, and are receptive to continued allied military involvement to contain the conflict, while the Italian public opposes the current NATO operation in Kosovo. Among these Europeans as well as ... read moreAmericans, there is more support for a peacekeeping than a peacemaking role for NATO.
United States Information Agency. Office of Research and Media Reaction. French & German Publics Narrowly Support NATO Airstrikes; Italians Are Opposed. Washington, D.C.: March 31, 1999. (Opinion Analysis M-58-99). National Archives Identifier: 5707932 & 7710518.