[Verginius Rufus]

Possibly Yugoslavia could have survived as a looser confederation, but Milosevic wanted greater centralization.

It's a bit like the scene in the Bible after the death of Solomon, when the northern tribes ask the new king, Rehoboam, to lighten up the tax burden. He tells them, "My father beat you with whips--I will beat you with scorpions." As a result, they revolted.

[dfwgator]

Possibly Yugoslavia could have survived as a looser confederation, but Milosevic wanted greater centralization.

They'd have a heck of a basketball team, that's for sure.