1.   It was launched to punish the former Yugoslav leader for his crackdown against ethnic Albanians in the southern province of Kosovo.

2.   The airstrikes were launched to punish Iraq for failing to cooperate with U.N. weapons inspectors.

3.   The bombing was launched to punish former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic for his crackdown against Kosovo Albanians.

4.   The relations had been cut during the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, launched to punish Milosevic for his crackdown against ethnic Albanians in the southern province of Kosovo.

5.   The strikes were launched to punish Baghdad for failing to cooperate with U.N. weapons searches.

6.   Those raids were launched to punish Iraq for blocking inspections.