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Originally Posted by Bluesman
You know what this is all about?
IRAN.
We don't like what Russia is doing to partner with Iran, and to push back and show our displeasure - make Russia pay a price for doing something that is VERY much against the world's interests - we recognized Kosovo's independence. We were sticking our thumb in Putin's eye for what he's been doing to us.
And this is Russia escalating the Pain Meter on us, now.
Our move.
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Independence could be the first step to removing American forces from Kosovo. The presence of NATO forces in Kosovo since the Clinton admin is based on the belief that Kosovo isn't safe as long as it's a part of Serbia. Only as an independent nation can it develop a police/military force that will allow our troops to leave.
Russia blundered badly by not encouraging the Serbs to develop an effective relationship with the Kosovars that would have allowed the two groups to exist in the same nation.