THE BALKANS: New Bosnian War Brewing

strategypage.com ^ | February 1, 2003 | Q & D Headlines

[Destro]

THE BALKANS: New Bosnian War Brewing

February 1, 2003: Put this Bosnia insight in the “the more things change the more they remain the same” category. A US spokesman said that political violence has increased in Bosnia and it is linked to the “ultra-nationalist resurgence” which brought Bosniak Muslim, Serb, and Croat nationalist parties to power in last October’s elections. The US statement specifically referred to violence against returning refugees (usually Muslims trying to move into “Serb areas,” but also some Serbs and Croats moving into “Muslim areas”). Several observers have expressed the fear that Bosnia is returning to a situation it faced in the early 1990s. That isn’t quite the case, since there was a war going on there from 1992-1995. It is an indication why NATO’s occupation duty won’t be over soon.

[Destro]

Good news for NATO job security, eh? NATO have the guts for round 2?

[caltrop]

We shouldn't have been involved in the first place.

[Ichabod Walrus]

Fascinating. Another "occupation brief" that dares not question the importance of imposing a false, and unviable, unitary Bosnia on three tribes which don't want it.

[branicap]

Sounds about right!

Blame the "natives" ,not the occupiers for trying to sustain insane policy under the point of the gun!

[FITZ]

The Muslims are really Albanians anyhow, they can go back to Albania and it would seem they should want to because Albania is a Muslim country.

[Toirdhealbheach Beucail]

I've been predicting this ever since the fighting
"Calmed Down". Regroup, rearm, come out for round two...The West seems doomed never to learn from history.

[Destro]

Gailic?