Do you recognise Kosovo?

[aronnax]

Vatican City has 900 people!
So? The Vatican does not need a proper standing army or have a totally wacked economy
Umm.....we're in the early 2000s........
As in 1995-2000
Plenty of countries are landlocked and border enemies
Landlock it not the problem, its the fact their economy sucks AND they are landlock. Also, this is one, where the enemy, WILL take back their ancestral lands.
Turkey controls the Ionian islands and Ephesus!
It has not been Greek for 500 years. However Kosovo was Serbian when Serbia had it just a century ago. Very recent.
The US is Kosovo's ally
Yes, the US will now invade Serbia to protects Kosovo. Especially with a huge chunk of its population so opposed to war
They're economy can improve (Latvia's did!)
Latvia does not have a larger nation, ready to blockade it and put pressure on it without help
Of course it has hope of joining the UN! Montenegro did!
Russia strictly opposes Kosovo accesion into the UN and will VETO it
Kosovo deserves a chance to succeed and not be under the control of Serbia, who committed ethnic cleansing and war crimes against their people.

Who also did their fair share of war crimes mind you. Plus if every ethnic group on the planet got its indepedence the world will be in a horrid state. Its like the Balkans need another state.
Vive le Kosovo indépendant!

Vive le No stupid decisions based on nationlistic impulses!

 

[Enkidu Warrior]

Wow, this is getting quite ugly. Good thing we've got the poll for a bit of perspective. If anything, the rather vile response to Kosovar independence just goes to further demonstrate why it was necessary. Would you want to be governed by people who have such a hostile and superior attitude towards you?

I wish Kosovo good luck, and I hope that Serbia can rise above the kind of bile that has risen it's ugly head here.

 

[Winner]

Mate - Sudeten????

Don't cross that line. STFU on that subject right f#ckin now.

I probably know more about this subject than you ever will, so why don't you shut up?

 

[Partizanac]

as you can see Kosovo is still part of Serbia... and I repeat there are still towns of Serbian majority in Kosovo that will never fall to, for the third time, self-declared independent Kosovo, and will still be governed by Serbia

Peace out

 

[Winner]

you're right, you should add Czeck republic to that list of insignificant countries

You're lame as always, this time even more

Andorra, San Marino, Liechtenstein, Monaco etc. are not really countries, you can't compare them with countries like Belgium, Slovenia, the Czech rep. or even Luxembourg. They exist as relict of the medieval feudal system.

 

[Stormrage]

Enkidu.. someone takes a rather large chunk from your homeland... you wouldn`t be pissed off?

Its a friggin invasion! I`d like the see the illegal alien Mexicans take a nice chunk of southern USA and declare independace... That would be great.

 

[Winner]

So now Kosovo belongs to Serbs just because of some religious beliefs?
Kosovo was always Serbia's, yeah sure, I wonder where they were before the 5th-7th century... certainly not in Kosovo

It's just one of many reasons why Kosovo should formally remain a part of Serbia.

 

[red_elk]

See what the problem is? There is a flaw in that law because you can't just sit there and watch as people are being killed and forced to flee their home just because of international law.

What do you mean, "sit there and watch"? NATO smashed the country and took piece of Serbian territory by force... and you want us to recognize that?

 

[Winner]

Enkidu.. someone takes a rather large chunk from your homeland... you wouldn`t be pissed off?

Its a friggin invasion! I`d like the see the illegal alien Mexicans take a nice chunk of southern USA and declare independace... That would be great.

Yeah, you're absolutely right.

Imagine that: Latinos declaring their own state in Southern California, New Mexico, southern parts of Texas etc. What would the US government do? Well, they'd send in troops to quell the insurgency and to crush an illegal separatist movement

Double standards, that's what we're talking about. Serbia is weak, so let's partition it until there is no Serbia left. Kick them when they're down, that's so civilized

 

[Winner]

What do you mean, "sit there and watch"? NATO smashed the country and took piece of Serbian territory by force... and you want us to recognize that?

To be perfectly honest, that's also what you did in Abkhazia.

 

[zxcvbnm]

Yeah, you're absolutely right.

Imagine that: Latinos declaring their own state in Southern California, New Mexico, southern parts of Texas etc. What would the US government do? Well, they'd send in troops to quell the insurgency and to crush an illegal separatist movement

Double standards, that's what we're talking about. Serbia is weak, so let's partition it until there is no Serbia left. Kick them when they're down, that's so civilized

Neither latinos nor whites have been ethnically cleansing each other...

 

[Shirastro]

Im Serb but i feel really sorry for the people of Kosovo, Albanians and Serbs (and all the others) cause Kosovo is and will remain for a long time what Serbia was in 90is.
A lawless state led by Criminal drug lords.

 

[Sir Matzee]

Wow, this is getting quite ugly. Good thing we've got the poll for a bit of perspective. If anything, the rather vile response to Kosovar independence just goes to further demonstrate why it was necessary. Would you want to be governed by people who have such a hostile and superior attitude towards you?

I wish Kosovo good luck, and I hope that Serbia can rise above the kind of bile that has risen it's ugly head here.

Why don't japanese give ainu the independence?

 

[Winner]

Neither latinos nor whites have been ethnically cleansing each other...

Both have ethnically cleased Native Americans, but that doesn't really matter, the point is that the last time the US faced a secessionist movement, it reacted with brutal force to crush the separatists (aka Confederated States). So, by what right does the US government punishes other countries for the same thing?

And let's not even talk about former colonial powers, most of them have their hands covered in blood of the colonial separatists.

 

[red_elk]

To be perfectly honest, that's also what you did in Abkhazia.

Well, there are some common things. The difference is we didn't attack Georgia and bomb it. And also we haven't recognized Abkhazia as independant

 

[Stormrage]

The ethnic cleansing is no reason to take someones territory.

 

[Winner]

Well, there are some common things. The difference is we didn't attack Georgia and bomb it. And also we haven't recognized Abkhazia as independant

Yes, you haven't, which is what makes your action less immoral than ours, in this case.

It's really sad to see the West fell below the Russians standards... honestly.

 

[Grisu]

Enkidu.. someone takes a rather large chunk from your homeland... you wouldn`t be pissed off?

I'd be sad to see them go, but if part of switzerland (the romandie, for example) decided they no longer want to be part of Switzerland, then I'd certainly not stop them.

Its a friggin invasion! I`d like the see the illegal alien Mexicans take a nice chunk of southern USA and declare independace... That would be great.

how did these illegal immigrants get to vote about the independence?

 

[red_elk]

Yes, you haven't, which is what makes your action less immoral than ours, in this case.

It's really sad to see the West fell below the Russians standards... honestly.

Yes, the West didn't manage to rise up to Russian standarts

I don't think it is action of "West". You know who is initiator

 

[dosed150]

Enkidu.. someone takes a rather large chunk from your homeland... you wouldn`t be pissed off?

Its a friggin invasion! I`d like the see the illegal alien Mexicans take a nice chunk of southern USA and declare independace... That would be great.

if a large enough majority of people in a region want to be independent then why shouldnt they become independent, if the scottish independence movement ever gains proper majority support i think then they should get independence, i dont think anyone in england has any reason why they shouldnt