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And that "quiet" would have lasted until ol' Slobo felt strong enough to beat somebody else...

Oh-oh, you better watch out, you're starting to sound like Hoplite now with your crystal ball and your "he would have...". For us non-psychics here, let's keep it in the realm of what DID happen. Anyway, I'm not saying Milosovic was a saint by any means. However, what's the alternative? Just let every frustrated group secede from the nation? What did Lincoln do when the Confederacy wanted independence? What are you going to say when La Raza says they've had enough of white man's "oppression" and they begin organizing and shooting cops and want to take control of the U.S./Mexico border and proclaim their "Aztlan"?

I am keeping my eyes firmly on what did happen. And what did happen forms the basis of my estimate of Slobo's intentions--I tend to look at a person's past behavior in estimating their future conduct (wow, what a concept). If you do not LIKE the implications of closely examining Slobo's behavior, feel free to stick your head in the sand, cover your ears, complain and caterwaul about how I'm a judgemental patriarchal white heterosexual male, or engage in any other intellectual dishonesty that makes you feel better.

And your statement regarding Slobo trying to hold Yugoslavia together--BS again. DO try to differentiate between what Slobo said and what he actually did.