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Well, that's not what I meant. I think it is terrible to see such uncivil behavior in a country that should really just "know better"; it puts a sickening feeling in my gut to see our embassy being trashed and our flag burned on international television. 45 minutes for the police to come? That seems unreasonably long.

I kind of figured this reaction would occur in Serbia, but that doesn't make it any less painful to watch as an American. I believe that the United States made the "right" decision in supporting independence for Kosovo. People on this forum can spend all day arguing about what did or didn't happen 800 years ago, but all we can really control is what happens in the present. The Serbians need to understand that you cannot treat people the way they did and expect things to just stay status quo. I think it is unrealistic for them to expect legitimizing treatment (such as EU membership) by the west when nationalist fringe elements still run the country and their two worst war criminals are at large. Where are Mladic and Karadzic? Romania? Belgrade? Pale? They are still loved and well protected, for sure.