And because the war was instigated by several actors who organized their armies and support on ethnic/religious lines, there was ethnic cleansing. I'm not suggesting that "The Serb" was trying to kill all Bosnians (or, for the 28 year-olds: I'm not suggesting that Teh Serb wanted to kill Teh Bosnian) but there were armies and paramilitary groups and rogue commanders who were genuine racists and saw the war as a racial/ethnic conflict over territory. These are the people who ordered that Serbs be driven from their villages, that Bosnians be shot, that Croat women be raped, etc. As another poster said earlier, I understand very well that this was going on on all sides in the war. But that must not be an excuse for ignoring its horror.
"or, for the 28 year-olds: I'm not suggesting that Teh Serb wanted to kill Teh Bosnian"
I'm the 28 yr. old and do not understand what your "teh" statement means. Am I misspelling something?