Sunday, March 9, 2008

Kosovo Independence

Can the old Federal Republic of Yugoslavia be broken up any further? First it was Slovenia that decided to split in 1991, then Croatia, Bosnia and Hertzegovina, Macedonia, and finally Montenegro in 2006. Fine, let them be on their own if they believe independence will bring them prosperity. I wish nothing but success to those countries. But what's Kosovo, a region in the south of Serbia, got to gain from proclaiming independence? Not to mention that according to the international law, it is illegal to self-proclaim independence and all the countries in the world who are supporting their decision are also going against this law (U.S, U.K, France, Italy, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, etc.).

While I understand that the majority of the Kosovo population consists of Albanians and only a fraction of Serbs, and that ethnic violence is a daily occurrence, proclaiming independence is not going to solve this problem. All that the Albanians got out of this spectacle is a chance to call Kosovo their own, even though Kosovo was a part of Serbia since the medieval times. In addition, Russia will never admit Kosovo into the U.N. because they don't recognize it as a nation. So what does Kosovo get out of this?

It's worth mentioning that the U.S. was the first country to recognize Kosovo as an independent nation. And why wouldn't they when Kosovo is located on an important geographical position? This was a strategic move on the part of the U.S. to be closer to the middle east. Check out their position in Poland and Czech Republic and it will be plain to see on the map why Kosovo is just another place for the Americans to settle in. Lets not be ignorant. Does the U.S. government really care about the Albanians in Kosovo? The answer is NO. What they care about is expansion and gaining geopolitical power to ultimately rule the world.

The reason Kosovo independence should never have happened is that now all the states in the world that are on shaky terms in their respective countries will demand the same (Otessia in Georgia, Northern Cypress, Kashmir in India, Chechnya in Russia, Quebec in Canada, Northern Ireland, Basquia in Spain, regions in Venezuela and Brazil and so on). The bottom line is that the international law has been broken and with certain countries accepting this, it is only a matter of time when the next law will be broken and when the next World War will start. It's high time for the U.S. to stay out of other countries' business and mind their own. They've got enough problems as it is.

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