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And what is the one common feature in all those incidents? The partition was done with the agreement of both sides of the issue and after negotiations which settled all possible areas of disagreement before the separation

If memory serves (and it does), the United States supported the unilateral secession of Kosovo a couple of years ago.

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If memory serves (and it does), the United States supported the unilateral secession of Kosovo a couple of years ago.

And that sure turned out peaceful, didn't it? </sarcasm>