Where does Italy stand today on the ‘War on Terror’ strategy?
I cannot say it was a mistake but we in the western world, we made a lot of mistakes. For instance, there was too much unilateralism, which is not working. Also, whatever the theory, the idea on the ground reflected a ‘Clash of Civilisations’ approach. That is wrong. Terror is a problem for all humanity, not just the western world. We need an alliance with the Islamic world in order to isolate terrorism. The first response to the 9/11 attack ought to have been peace in Jerusalem, not war in Baghdad. Even the Bush administration seems now to understand that ‘The Coalition of the Willing’ approach is not working. We need more international institutions [involved]. The Lebanese problem gives you a contrast. There, the U.N. came back to the region. Europe was united. It was a totally different approach. However, as Prime Minister during the Kosovo crisis, you supported the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia. In retrospect, was that wrong? Kosovo was very different. The Serbians had occupied Kosovo
