I'm not saying all of Kosovo back to Serbia. I view it realistically that it be split much alike Ireland/N.Ireland. That will be the only solution as the Serbs will accept that partition. What the US needs to do is placate the Albanians in Kosovo to do the same, hence all the arrests of all the past wars Albanian-war heroes.
US KFOR is leaving there within 12 months, if not less then 6-9 mo's.
All talk about partition of Kosovo becomes an agenda for those who may be eager to reignite the divisions and the flames of the past. Partition would betray European values of integration and coexistence. Partition would also sacrifice the 60 percent of Kosovo Serbs who do not live in the north.
SRSG Petersen, 2/24/05A return to the pre-1999 status quo is no longer a realistic option. Kosovo must remain multiethnic. Partitioning Kosovo, annexing or unifying it with any country in the region will be a source of dangerous instability. There must be a clear European perspective, providing a powerful incentive for carrying out Western and European principles and values.
Greek FM Molyviatis, 3/25/05
So much for partition.
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