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- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 16:54:48 PST
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- From: Jonathan Fisher <jfisher@NETXWEST.COM>
- Subject: Re: On Bosnia, Serbia and a Potential "Third Balkan War," #800
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- > Worse than the tragedy already unfolding is the idea of European war.
- > It is amazing, and sobering, to a student of history that the nations
- > of Europe would be willing to engage in ANOTHER war over this
- > war-torn land. The brutal raping of Moslem women, the starving siege
- > of Sarajevo, "ethnic cleansing" has created a climate of "war
- > crimes," and war, it would appear that fighting is all most of the
- > folks involved in this mess think will work. The people of Bosnia,
- > Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia and perhaps Macedonia and Kosovo will
- > probably pay the worst price for war.
- >
- > Humans are sure slow to learn, aren't they? VMS
- >
-
- Thank you VMS for that stirring and sad walk down history lane.
- I must take issue with your last paragraph though.
-
- I think that it is pretty obvious that the following statement is
- NOT true, "Europe would be willing to engage in ANOTHER war over this
- war-torn land". Europe has blithy ignored the Serbians lo these many
- months. Europe has approached the Serbian butcher the same way that
- they approached Hilter over 50 years ago, (talk about slow to learn!),
- appeasement, appeasement, appeasement. The Serbians violated multiple
- cease-fires, ignored any idea of human-rights, and have generally
- acted as though it matters not that the rest of the world holds them
- in contempt. It is obvious that Europe hasn't wanted to do anything
- about the Serbian aggression and has prayed very hard that it would
- just go away. Let's hope that Europe and now, finally, the US is
- not acting too late. Serbia does hold at least 70% of Bosnia.
-
- Jonathan
-