During the following years he became opposed to the politics of Green foreign minister Joschka Fischer, in particular the troop deployments in the Kosovo War (1999) as well as Operation Enduring Freedom (2001).
During the following years he became opposed to the politics of Joschka Fischer, a Green being the foreign minister of the government of that term. While the foreign minister considered troop deployment Hans-Christian Ströbele denied firmly including the Kosovo War (1999) as well as Operation Enduring Freedom (2001).