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If Texas ever palls for Bush as a retirement destination, then Albania would be his next choice. Surely no other leader would greet Bush as “the greatest and most distinguished guest we have ever had”, as did Sali Berisha, the Prime Minister, on Sunday. But Albania, not a country much inhibited by global fashion, seemed oblivious to the unpopularity of its guest elsewhere; it named a street in front of parliament after him (and a beauty salon after Laura Bush), issued three postage stamps bearing his portrait, and gave him a 21-gun salute, while the streets of Tirana were filled with people wearing precariously tall Uncle Sam top hats, chanting “Boosh-ie”.

Its 3.6 million people, most Muslim, have embraced the US’s promotion of democracy more enthusiastically than any of the US’s supposed allies in the Middle East, after 40 years of a particularly isolating interpretation of Communism under Enver Hoxha. It supported warmly the US’s intervention in Kosovo in 1999 on behalf of its ethnic Albanian majority. Some trace the passion of Albania to the aftermath of the First World War, when President Woodrow Wilson prevented it being carved up by its neighbours.

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CameronPoe wrote:

zeidmaan wrote:

There is absolutely no way you can compare bunch of illegal Mexican immigrants in Texas with situation in Kosovo. Countless wars, countless genocides, countless mass deportations, countless conquerers, and a sick amount of propaganda stretching for hundreds of years that would make Fidel Castro drop his jaw, CAN NOT be compared with Mexicans in California or Texas. There are folk tales and songs on both sides that talk about mass murders, burning of villages and towns and that promote hatred towards the other side. This is true for every nation in the region. Balkan is a barrel of gunpowder.
Maybe in 500 hundred years you will be able to compare the two, but not today.

But anyway current stance of USA presidency (not just Bush) and as far as I know most European countries is not based on historical territorial rights, but the fact that with all that history and the "fresh wounds" from the recent war, independence for Kosovo seems like the only solution. It can not remain under UN administration forever.

There is a place I can think of that the ethnic Albanians in Kosovo can go. I think it's called Ambania or Algania or something...

zeidmaan wrote:

That might be the right solution but you have to be realistic. For that to happen about 1 million Kosovars of Albanian decent would have to be forcefully removed from the region and transfered to Ambania or Algania or whatever. I doubt that UN could ever do that. Other solution would be to let the Serbs do it and that also wouldnt be a good idea and UN can definitely not do that.

So emotions aside, someone one give a feasible and serious solution that could be implemented in a todays world.

oug wrote:

CameronPoe wrote:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_exchanges_between_Greece_and_Turkey

Set, match, end of debate. Thank you Mr. Poe.

superfly_cox wrote:

Okay, I've supported Bush.  I've voted for him twice, but now I hate him.

President Bush wrote:

"At some point in time -- sooner rather than later -- you've got to say 'Enough is enough. Kosovo is independent' and that's the position we've taken."

Serbian PM wrote:

"America must find another way to show its affection and love for the [Kosovan] Albanians, without offering them Serb territories," Kostunica told Serbian national television.

"Serbia is rightfully outraged at the American policies on the issue of Kosovo."

Congratulations President Fucking Bush on being an ignorant fucktard.

I am not Serbian but I do recognize that giving historical Serb territory to Albanians because they have multiplied their way into the majority is akin to the US giving Texas to Mexico cause they got lots of Mexicans.  How about the EU or Russia or China say something like "At some point in time -- sooner rather than later -- you've got to say "Enough is enough.  Texas is independent and that's the position we've taken".

Fuck you Mr. Doush