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Alen

Ѕenior Аdmin
Apr 2, 2007
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Sorry Turk, don't be offended.
Those were the middle-ages and different rules counted there. No army was different than the Turkish army, they all did the same things.
It a well known fact how did the Turkish army function. If the city surenders than nothing happens to the people from that city, if the city fights then after the city is conquered the Sultan gives 3 days to his soldiers to do whatever they want to the inhabitants and to the city.
And what do you think some soldier who was marching for 3 months would like to do to do people from the city and to the women from the city ?
 

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Vinman

2013 Prediction Cup Champ
Jul 16, 2002
11,482
The funny thing about you're statement is that to this day, the United States is blamed for inaction in Rawanda. It's almost as if it doesn't matter what we do or don't do because we are the US well will be blamed for what happens. Either way we are hypocritical. If NATO had not intervened and the war had played out it is very likely that people would be saying the same thing about the Balkans.
Perhaps on a grander scale.

I hate it when we (US) intervenes in International situations. I know people are going to be pissed whatever the outcome. My personal opinion is that it is Europe's turn to clean up the messes in the world.

To answer your last question:
If I were being ethnically cleansed I would hope for a little help from the international community.
totally agree...

after reading Andy's posts here, I wouldnt be the least bit surprised if he had a lighter in one hand, and the American flag in the other

Actually we don't really pay much attention to History, otherwise we would understand the mistakes of the past and learn from them. The truth is that our foreign policy isn't perfect. No one is saying that.

Realize that until Iraq in 2003, the US was required to get UN or NATO approval to act in these situations. The tardiness in Srebrennica is the fault of Europe as well as the US, if not more. Maybe we were wrong to show up late. Perhaps all the killing would have stopped and there wouldn't have been any more massacres after Srebrennica. Damned if we do, damned if we don't. Like I've said before we should just let the world handle its own business for a few decades, withdraw and work on our own economy, infrastructures and social systems.
BINGO has been called again ......:pint:

Come to my land like palgue,say that you want your own country....I'd kill you with no remorse,spit on you and walk away with fuckin smile on my face :agree:
not even a little remorse ??!! :p
 

Bjerknes

"Top Economist"
Mar 16, 2004
116,011
The funny thing about you're statement is that to this day, the United States is blamed for inaction in Rawanda. It's almost as if it doesn't matter what we do or don't do because we are the US well will be blamed for what happens. Either way we are hypocritical. If NATO had not intervened and the war had played out it is very likely that people would be saying the same thing about the Balkans.
Perhaps on a grander scale.

I hate it when we (US) intervenes in International situations. I know people are going to be pissed whatever the outcome. My personal opinion is that it is Europe's turn to clean up the messes in the world.

To answer your last question:
If I were being ethnically cleansed I would hope for a little help from the international community.
Rwanda was an entirely different situation than seen in the Balkans, and of course people will blame us for not acting. That's not the point.

The point is that the United States protrays itself as the peacekeeper, as the country to "justly" clean up different messes around the world in the "kindness of our good hearts." Yet practically every "peacekeeping" campaign we enter into nowadays contains some hidden agenda. In the 90's it was a struggle with Russia, just like it is today for assets in the Balkans. Our dealings with Ethiopia and Nigeria are based upon natural resources in those countries, and we have placed several leaders into power across the globe who have come back to haunt us and the people who lived under them. It may seem like people blast the US no matter what, but our track record certainly doesn't let us off the hook for much. Especially right now where we invade countries merely for oil.

But the fact is, I just cannot sit here and say what we have done in the Balkans is of everybody's best interest when we killed so many innocent civilians and continue to kill people today with traces of Uranium scattered across Eastern Bosnia and Serbia. As people here have already alluded to, they would much rather fight their own battles than have us come in, take sides, and then skew the outcome to our advantage. That's what you call using a land and a people.

I don't know how we can condone such actions.

Actually we don't really pay much attention to History, otherwise we would understand the mistakes of the past and learn from them. The truth is that our foreign policy isn't perfect. No one is saying that.

Realize that until Iraq in 2003, the US was required to get UN or NATO approval to act in these situations. The tardiness in Srebrennica is the fault of Europe as well as the US, if not more. Maybe we were wrong to show up late. Perhaps all the killing would have stopped and there wouldn't have been any more massacres after Srebrennica. Damned if we do, damned if we don't. Like I've said before we should just let the world handle its own business for a few decades, withdraw and work on our own economy, infrastructures and social systems.
We know the history, we just disregard it because it's not in our "best interest."

And I also want to pull our support of various places, especially Israel, and concentrate on what you stated. However, our economy depends too much on foreign oil, and that's why we're in Iraq and other places in the Middle East trying to secure pipelines and deals for our petroleum safety. This won't end... no way. We will just continue prancing around like we're the moral proprietors of the world, forming deals in the expense of others.
 

Midzata®

Senior Member
Jan 26, 2007
1,152
Little can see what is really going on on ht Balcan because there is strong affection from the media on the west. The people are being bombarfed with false news, and just because the big newpapers and TV stations are publicing the news, does not nececary menas they are true!

We had the same problem 7y ago, luckly we managed to keep our teritrry. It's pretty weird how terrorists who masacre burned human bodies & put signatures on it, can be described as "freedom fighters" from BBC. Americans doesn't have a clue about that, Veronica [my former employee's mother, 73year old woman] even gave help for the fighters, not realizing she was financing terorist guerilla war.

Our whole north-west part was under siedge, but the moment when we won the 'war' was when 1 000 UCK[Liberating Army of Kosovo, translated] soldiers were intercepted while passing in to Macedonian theritorry to join ONA[Liberating Albanian Army] and began initiative on further territories... For "human rights" normally, not for territory.
Now how came one who is fighting for his human rights, can gather guns and kill people? I think it is not the correct way to do it.

In one bizare incident, one village was surrounded from all 4 sides, and the "fighters" were traped inside. In interval of 7 hours, the EU nation gave ultimatum to the Macedonian goverment, not to take further actions, and NOT TO TAKE ANY PRISONERS. They've send 2 busses in the village, took the soldiers from inside, and deported them back to their base. These were the people, who were killing the Macedonian police and military.

Look at the paradox now!!! My father was personally participant in the war, then his convoy was atacked and 10 Macedonian soldiers were killed. The soldiers who survived, had injuries & traumas, were compensated with finfncial help then. Now, the goverment is reconsidering and want their money back! Why?!? Because the leaders from ONA, are in our parlament now, and they want bigger salaries, and claimed they were the damaged side during the conflict so they want their money. Nice...

Throught the history the main reason behind wars was always about resources. History WILL repeat itself. Howcome when Iraq invaded Kuwait, US goverment was the first who started draining oil after Iraqui's defeat?

@ Andy Congrats Andy, you are amoung the group of Americans that I know who aren't brainwashed, and can see with their own eyes. You are currently the seccond one, but I hope the number will increase
 

Zé Tahir

JhoolayLaaaal!
Moderator
Dec 10, 2004
29,281
I've never seen Andy at this end of the conversation. It's usually him always backing the States no matter what.

Glad you've opened your eyes :)
 

Midzata®

Senior Member
Jan 26, 2007
1,152
5 years ago, there were rumors about big Albania that has parts from Macedonia, Grece, Serbia and whole Albania naturally. Back then, it just didn't seemed realistic, but slowly all the parts are coming together...

Now my goverment is taking it's usual slimeball aproach, and is hesitating weither to asknoloedge or not to. But I think that they'll wait for the big forces to deciede what's goin to happed so they came take the same side.
Fu*king sunflowers, thaty are always towards the sun:disagree:
 
Jul 2, 2006
19,435
Sorry Turk, don't be offended.
Those were the middle-ages and different rules counted there. No army was different than the Turkish army, they all did the same things.
It a well known fact how did the Turkish army function. If the city surenders than nothing happens to the people from that city, if the city fights then after the city is conquered the Sultan gives 3 days to his soldiers to do whatever they want to the inhabitants and to the city.
And what do you think some soldier who was marching for 3 months would like to do to do people from the city and to the women from the city ?
I don't know their army function but I know rape cannot be tolerated by Islam.
 
Jan 7, 2004
29,704
5 years ago, there were rumors about big Albania that has parts from Macedonia, Grece, Serbia and whole Albania naturally. Back then, it just didn't seemed realistic, but slowly all the parts are coming together...

Now my goverment is taking it's usual slimeball aproach, and is hesitating weither to asknoloedge or not to. But I think that they'll wait for the big forces to deciede what's goin to happed so they came take the same side.
Fu*king sunflowers, thaty are always towards the sun:disagree:

get over it
 

Dostoevsky

Tzu
Administrator
May 27, 2007
88,992
U can keep banging your head off the wall all day if u want to, Kosovo is free now, buddy. No more prosecution, discrimination, hatered, and genocide from serbia.

How is my opinion wrong? I see you still have that nationalist serbian mentality of hatered for all the non-serbs in the Balkans. I can understand that you don't want to lose Kosovo but whats with the double standard here? You want to terrorize, prosecute, kill, take peoples land, and still expect them to not hate u. Are u forgetting what serbia did in 1990s? serbia will never change, every election borderline nationalists who promote hatred towards other people win. What are people to do? Be objective here, ya need to get rid of serbs vs everyone mentality. I'm sorry if I come off as I hate serbs but what am I to do, I'm from Srebrenica, lost half of my relatives because of ya, and most still havent been recovered, what am I to do?
I won`t comment on first paragraph.
First of all you can`t judge people you don`t know and people have changed btw.We want to terrorize,kill etc?No...and we don`t hate everyone.And I know what are you talking about.Yeah,some people would like to kill some others others from Balkan but don`t you think some of them don`t think the same way about us?Do you really think Serbs were the only one who killed people back then and it`s our fault for everything?I love Serbia but that doesn`t mean I have to hate and want to kill some people like you or some Croats?
Did you maybe noticed that I have never attacked someone because of nationality here?Well I haven`t.I think it`s pointless to argue about that now.I consider all Croats and everyone else as friends here.You might have that menatilty tho.I`ve never said something about you and you was the first one who called me cetnik without any reason.If I bashed Ibrahimovic sometimes it was just because of some things related with football not nationality,just as football player.And if I don`t respect him as good football player that doesn`t mean I hate him.There is no need now to ask me something again about this topic btw.I just wanted to say that.I am very sorry for your relatives that died in Srebrenica belive it or not.
 

Bozi

The Bozman
Administrator
Oct 18, 2005
22,747
you know its very delicate situation when burke steers clear of the discussion
Well, it's logical they back Kosovo because they have their biggest military base in Europe located in Kosovo, and as Alen said, Kosovo is very rich with minerals.

This whole independece thing is not Kosovo vs Serbia, it's USA vs Russia.
LETS GET READT TO RUMMBLLLEEEEEE!

Hey, it's about time someone recognized the sovereignty of my own smoking coffee can. :pado:
all hail Kaiser Greg:bow:

This will be a huge precedent. This opens the doors for all the provinces of the world to separate themselves. Hell Croatia could be dissected in a number of parts.. It's a historical Serbian province, it's Serbian land but the people there are not Serb, the very big majority, and that has to stand for something. But which is more important, history or the people? One things for sure, this isn't to be decided by a third side(USA).

I'm completelly evenhearted about this and I won't congratulate anyone but one thing's for sure, that ever-so-popular Serb mentality won't be surpressed for too long. A war is due IMHO.

Good ol' Balkan, always interesting. :D
i have said it before and i will sya it agin, this is gonna elad to a big,bloody war and a hell of a mess landing on the doorsteps of the "international community"

Aren't some of the most "sacred" Serbian Orthodox churches located in Kosovo though? There seems to be an overwhelming amount of Serb history there, so I can see where the Serbs are coming from. Just like the Palestinians.
its never just about land, or oil but the religious side of it is always the one that will lead to most bloodshed. cue lots of serb fighting a "holy war"

yeah , and you think USA will let them straighten the mess up , world war III here we come in that case
if i was bush i would start to tiptoe out the room backwards and very slowly
 

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