But the most funny things are certain comments on behalf of Siptars, one saying " Kosovo was already mine 2500 years B.C. There are probably many Yanks who believe the guy was there before Christ.
Envoyé de mon iPad > Le 13 oct. 2016 à 15:08, ANTIC.org-SNN <antic.miros...@gmail.com> a écrit : > > europe.newsweek.com > Donald Trump says sorry to Serbia for U.S. role in Yugoslavia > > Damien Sharkov > U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump has issued an apology for his > country’s decision to bomb Serbia during Bill Clinton’s tenure at the White > House. > > U.S. and NATO allies launched aerial campaigns against the faltering Yugoslav > regime, targeting ethnic Serb troops in 1995 and 1999. The first attack was > carried out in support of groups in Bosnia and Herzegovina, seeking > independence from Belgrade, while the second was in support of similar forces > in Kosovo. > > Sign up > Sign up to our daily newsletter for up to date global news and features. > > "The bombing of Serbs, who were our allies in both world wars, was a big > mistake,” Trump told Serbian weekly magazine Nedeljnik. “Serbians are very > good people. Unfortunately, the Clinton administration caused them a lot of > harm, but also throughout the Balkans, which they made a mess out of." > > Donald Trump speaking during the first presidential debate, New York, > September 26, 2016. He has spoken out against America's military action in > Serbia under Bill Clinton's administration. Paul J. Richards/Getty > > Bill Clinton, husband and supporter of Trump’s rival in the presidential > race, Hillary Clinton, was president of the U.S. throughout the violent > collapse of Yugoslavia, which saw ethnic Serb militias engage in ethnic > cleansing against predominantly Muslim groups in the former Yugoslavia. The > bombings caused hundreds of civilian casualties but also stopped the advance > of Serb troops. > > Trump did not specify how he would have handled the situation differently, > but vowed to have “a new policy with the Balkans if (he) won” the election. > > The NATO bombings are still a controversial issue in Serbia, which has been > transformed since the collapse of the Communist Yugoslav Federation, into an > EU candidate country. > > Eric Gordy, professor in Southeast European Politics at University College > London told Newsweek Trump’s words echo the tactic used by the Russian > government to cultivate support among Serbs. > > “The most obvious interpretation of his statement is that it is another sign > of alignment with Russia,” he says. “To be honest, this kind of statement is > usually more a symbolic attempt for Russian politicians to drum up resentment > towards the U.S.,” Gordy explains. > > “I expect this is probably just rhetoric by Trump as U.S. policy in the > Balkans has been pretty consistently supportive of Serbia since they waged > the aerial campaign in the 1990s,” Gordy adds. “Otherwise it is hard to > imagine that the U.S. could be more pro-Serbia at the moment.” > > The bombings are a strong factor keeping Serbia officially neutral from > military alliances, be it with NATO or Russia, when all of its neighbors, > with the exception of Bosnia, are either in NATO or applying for membership. > Russia has sought to cultivate stronger military and political ties with > Serbia as a result and it is currently sending troops on their first military > drill on the Balkans, in Serbia. > > Politically, the Kremlin has often tried to play up the religious bond > between the two Orthodox countries, as well as their role in fighting Nazism > in World War II. Earlier this year when U.S. vice president Joe Biden visited > Serbia he was met by hundreds of protesters chanting “Vote for Trump.” The > protest was organized by one of Serbia’s biggest pro-Russian powers, the > nationalist Radical Party. > > Gordy continues: “This is rhetoric consistent with both the Russian line on > Serbia and the U.S. far-right who view the Yugoslav conflict in terms of a > battle between Christianity and Islam. They look at Bosnia and Kosovo and > argue that this is when Islamists got their first foot in Europe. > > “Another aspect, if you look at the states that Trump would like to contest > in the election, such as Ohio and Pennsylvania, they are states with the > biggest concentration of voters that trace their roots back to the Balkans, > so his statement could have something to do with that,” he concludes. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "serbia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to serbia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to serbia@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/serbia. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "serbia" group. 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