Mission Half Accomplished

Bill Clinton's mind was plainly on that other war, in Europe, when he greeted soldiers just home from Mogadishu in a photogenic ceremony on the White House lawn. The imagery was intentional: a President welcoming U.S. troops back from exemplary military intervention abroad. While the occasion was to honor their service in Somalia, its real object was to make Clinton look more like a Commander in Chief as he contemplates a much tougher operation in Bosnia. "Your successful return reminds us that other missions lie ahead for our nation," he said. "You have proved that American leadership can help to mobilize...