[getoffmylawn]

I suggest that both Croatians and Serbians take the advice and set aside their differences and concentrate more on the twin threats of Islamic extremism from Bosnia, and Western meddling in their local affairs.

How do you imagine the Serbs and Croats overcoming the obstacles inherent in the Croatian facism directed against the Serbs that is so prevalent in much of the Croatian psyche so well illustrated in posts #35 and #36 by kosta50 and branicap?

[foreign policy wonk]

Thank you for asking that question, my friend.

The nationalistic chauvinism is no doubt present on both sides, as typified by hardliners such as Djapic in Croatia, and Seselj in Serbia.

Both use fear and hatred of the other to boost their own standing.

We saw bigotted displays on Zagreb TV directed against Serbs, and we saw the same bigotry directed against Croatians on Belgrade TV under Mitevich.

The hostility is a two way street.

What has to be realized is that it benefits neither and there are bigger fish to fry, particularly Western meddling and Islamic extremism.

Few Croats are left in Serbia, and most of the Serbs are gone from Croatia. Tudjman and Milosevich cleaned up the map.

Borisav Jovich, Milosevich's righthand man, personally told Croatian envoy Sharinich that their interest lay in Bosnia and not Croatia and that they could "hang those Serbs for all I care".

Tudjman and Milosevich were de facto partners in the scheme.

Clinton's meddling made things much messier.



be seeing you,

foreign policy wonk


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