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2004-07-23 Europe

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Posted by TS(vice girl) 2004-07-23 9:22:29 PM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Unfortunately, it's become more and more obvious over the years that the people in the Balkans just can't live with each other. Where we melt together and absorb other cultures, making them part of our own, they seem to hate anyone slightly different.

I think they really do need to live in separate countries, with no legal border crossings and no trade, for the next thousand years or so. Maybe they'll become civilized by then.

But I ain't holding my breath.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2004-07-23 10:20:01 PM|| 2004-07-23 10:20:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 They should be allowed to kill eachother until they're all dead or they tire of it. It's like the U. S. was not one country but 50 and Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio fought over who got to live where in West Virginia. Who cares? Frankly, the Balkans are not worth the bones of a Palmdale GI.

Posted by Mr. Davis 2004-07-23 10:32:56 PM|| 2004-07-23 10:32:56 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 I agree, Mr. Davis. Arm everybody, station troops (of the neighboring countries, not ours) at the borders to keep the combatants in, and let them have at it.

Of course, the "media" will be in there whining and showing pictures of "innocents" victims of the fighting. That's why it's important to arm everybody.

If anybody doesn't want to get in on the fighting (meaning, if they have the sense God gave a rock), they can cross to a refugee camp funded by all of Europe (again, not us; they're not coming here). And no UN (meaning our) money cleanup afterwards. Sow the wind, reap the whirlwind.

Harsh? You bet. But no harsher than what has gone on there for a thousand years. We're just holding off the carnage by stationing troops there. We need to arm everybody, get out, and let them choose how - or if - they want to live.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2004-07-23 10:45:07 PM|| 2004-07-23 10:45:07 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Where to begin.First w/cheap shot.After 3 years,NATO/EU "the deal...is only now coming to fruition."In a little over year,US and Iraq have worked out a constitution and an Iraqi government of Iraqis.

The EU gets its vehicles destroyed,one of its "police" injured,and the firm response:"...so we're monitoring the situation closely."That'll teach 'em to mess w/the EU.

The sooner US troops are out of the area the better.

Posted by Stephen 2004-07-23 10:51:27 PM|| 2004-07-23 10:51:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Western powers are anxious to ensure Kosovoâs demand for independence, which is expected to come to a head sometime next year, does not encourage another bid by armed extremists to forge a "Greater Albania" in the southwestern Balkans.

Then the Western powers should have kinda not encouraged Albanian imperialist ambitions in the first place. Kosovo's "demands for independence" must be squished most thoroughly. It should be made clear that they are not getting it. Ever.

"Where we melt together and absorb other cultures, making them part of our own, they seem to hate anyone slightly different."

Not a very academic answer on the question of why either nationalism or imperialism has been left to endure in the Balkans.

But the situation's better than it used to be. The only imperialisms/questioned borders that remain now are the ones revolving around Albania/ Albania-FYRO Macedonia and Albania-Serbia and Monternegro, and both cases it's Albanian separationists who attempt to enlarge Albania.

I blame the Kosovo bombings. Even the whole Kosovar population getting expelled to Albania would have been better than the continuing crisis that led to civil war in FYRO Macedonia as well and who knows what more it will lead to in the future.

Each imperialism needs a hard knock to be defeated, and Albanians practically the only ones who haven't gotten one.

The EU gets its vehicles destroyed,one of its "police" injured,and the firm response:"...so we're monitoring the situation closely."That'll teach 'em to mess w/the EU.

You'd have preferred Europe to go in guns blazing, with perhaps 10.000 civilians as "collateral damage" in order to take revenge on the injury of a single member of our police force?

Yeah, I'm glad we don't do that kind of stuff.

Posted by Aris Katsaris 2004-07-24 10:38:16 AM|| 2004-07-24 10:38:16 AM|| Front Page Top

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