What right has the USA to interfere in Balkan politics?

Question

Even to the extent of bombing the Serbs and now sitting as judge on the question of Kosovo.

Answer 1

The situation was thus: Bill Clinton got caught red-membered with Monica Lewinsky. He was facing civil sexual charges (Juanita Broderick et al) as well as an impeachment movement by Congress. So, with pressure from Madeleine Albright (whose family the Serbs protected from Nazi/Ustasha persecution during WWII), he involves the U.S. in a sovereign country's civil war. After all, it's common knowledge that presidents involved in military actions become virtually untouchable. Why do you think the impeachment movement failed?

As a brief history note, many of the countries that were trying to "break-away" didn't even exist per se until after WW!. Slovenia and Croatia were part of the Austro-Hungarian empire. Bosnia didn't become a country until after WWII, as with Macedonia. The only republic that used to be independent was Montenegro. Even Albania didn't exist as a recognized country until after the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire. You can see a chronological series of maps here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/map/yugoslavia/

After WWII, most of Eastern Europe was given to the Soviet Union as their spoils of war. They are the ones that created the country of Yugoslavia, or "Land of the Southern Slavs." Much of pre-WWI Serbia's land mass was taken from it and distributed to the other "member" countries. With their puppet Tito in control, backed by the full communist regime, they were able to force a coexistence, even if it wasn't desired of peaceful. With their puppet Tito in control, backed by the full communist regime, they were able to force a coexistence, even if it wasn't desired of peaceful.

That was the case up until the fall of the "Iron Curtain." After Reagan & Gorbachev reunited Germany, all hell literally broke loose throughout Europe. You saw the downfall of the Soviet Union, with every single nation-state declaring it's independence. There was the break-up of Czechoslovakia. It was only the next logical step that, with communism gone, and everyone getting free reign to declare their independence, that Yugoslavia should break into pieces.

Here's where things get tricky. The global media outlet, in an effort to portray the civil war in manner that fit the overall cause, accused Serbia of trying to deny the break-away republics from leaving. That wasn't the case at all. It was just a matter of us wanting to get back what rightfully belonged to us; namely, the sections of pre-WWI-Serbian territory that was distributed amongst these republics.

Once the facts were skewed so far beyond repair, it was an easy, logical step for Slick Willy to want to get involved. To show that he's a real "humanitarian". That the actions being brought against him were nothing more than a "right-wing conspiracy" aimed at destroying his credibility.

Well, thanks to the Slickster, there are now greater threats in the Balkans than ever before. Bosnia is a new Mujahadeen stronghold, and al-Qaeda are running rampant in Bosnia, Kosovo and Albania. In fact, the KLA (the "defenders of the oppressed" in Kosovo) has been classified as one of the largest al-Q cells in Europe by the CIA and Interpol. Oh, and lest we forget the use of depleted uranium weaponry by the U.S. against Serbia, which has not only contaminated the country, but is causing birth defects and an epidemic of cancer.

Answer 2

Kosovo is an unpleasant bit of unfinished business that the West would prefer to forget. A fair and sensible resolution is well nigh impossible, especially since the behavior of Washington and NATO has been truly disgraceful. Far from creating a tolerant democracy, the allies have presided over one of the largest episodes of ethnic cleansing in the Balkans. And if the U.S. continues on its present course, virtually everyone expects the ethnic majority to complete the job in just a few more years, if that long.
The 78-day air war never made sense. Over the years most European states had mirrored Yugoslavia in fighting to suppress secessionist movements.
After the war -- under the occupation of the West -- the Albanian community kicked out a quarter million Serbs, Roma, Jews, and non-Albanian Muslims. Over the next five years isolated Serbs were killed, beaten, and kidnapped. Even Serbian enclaves were vulnerable to drive-by shootings.
Human Rights Watch's Rachel Denber observed that "This was the biggest security test for NATO and the United Nations in Kosovo since 1999, when minorities were forced from their homes as the international community looked on. But they failed the test."
The Albanian political leadership includes guerrilla leaders almost certainly guilty of atrocities. No one denies the explosion of organized crime, including sex trafficking, in Kosovo, which has been called the "black hole" of Europe. Radical Islam, too, may be on the rise -- more than 200 mosques have been built since 1999, and some unashamedly fly the Saudi Arabian flag.
The U.S. and Europeans have been pressuring the Serbs to voluntarily yield Kosovo and collect EU membership as their reward.
No way !
USA thinks it is their right. Their medias present what suit their purposes and people think it is correct. They never show the real icon of the rest of the world. UK is following their steps blindly. There is no country in the whole Universe that gained anything after USA left: only destruction, both economic and humanitarian.
No way !
USA has fo clean their doorstep first and then to tell us what to do ! They've spent enough time camping on our hHolly land, time to go home and leave us alone !

Answer 3

The UN Security Council Resolutions on Serbia and Kosovo legitimised the use of force against Serbia and the formation of interim supervision of Kosovo in the aftermath of the civil war.

It was the lack of such a resolution that has rendered the invasion of Iraq an illegal and belligerent act - but being in the Bush/Blair Axis of Stupid means never having to say sorry....

Answer 4

None - What right has the US to interefere in anything in the world, unless it is affecting the US Embassy or it's citiozens abroad.

The British under Blair became the same, a sort of moral crusade to "make the world a better place",

We all know most of it has to do with oil, but they dropped a bollock when they went into Iraq. They thought they were going to be welcomed with open arms, only the arms were of a different sort to what they thought.

These people have lived like this a couple of thousand years and more and are quite happy else they would have changed it, the US should leave people alone to live their lives as they choose, not the the way the US would like them to live.

Answer 5

Absolutely none, but how else will they take care of the interests of Coca Cola, IBM, and the interests of all the rest monstrous multinational companies.
Besides Bush is in love with the thieving Albanians, that showed their love by stealing his watch. And although he has first - hand evidence of their good-will he supports all their demands. They are so few but it seems their lobby is big, and we all know that the lobbying in Washington is the determining force of their policies.We've seen it in action in so many cases, with Jews being the prime lever of manipulation.
Unfortunately, the new secret unilateral Yalta agreement, also supported by UK policy, shares the word in smaller countries that can be easier to control. Both economically and politically.
They are not so keen to do so to nations, that for ages are without a country e.g. Kurds,lest their esteemed allies get annoyed.
Besides to West Europeans, Serbia was always the bad boy and the thug, that has to be punished for been proud to raise its stature and head, and stand up and fight, when all the rest were chicken to do so.

Answer 6

ok how about the US just packs up and heads home to leave the world to its own devices. that would be just fine with me because my tax dollars wouldn't be going to helping foreign nations get there act together , it would be nice if we could put that money into our own country but then if we did that we would be accused of being greedy....we cant win either way so i think we just have to do what needs to be done. the reality is the United States of America IS the police of the world and has to be for the safety of all people everywhere. i HATE war and i disagree with alot that the US does but if noone else will step up to the plate then you and i both will just have to deal with the fact that my government wears the pants on this planet.

Answer 7

Isn't the u.S. government screaming " Mine " louder than any four year old? What business do we have involving ourselves in any country's problems when our government refuses to deal with the problems here in the homeland. It's time to vote out every washington politician and never ever vote for an encumbent again. If those idiots can't or won't vote for term limits, we the people can implement our own vversion of term limits.

Answer 8

we should have helped the serbs if anyone, now the bosnian muslims have a safe haven, fresh with recruits from al quaida, to launch attacks yet again against orthodox christians.

NATO, what a joke, we have these little countries, like estonia, with us, with zero value military wise plus, they are like the little dog barking standing behind the big one, these countries antagonize russia so much, yet they are brave and free to because they know russia can not do anything militarily to them.

now we are obligated under treaty to help jerks like this out when they have all but zero respect for us and have really no care for us pass kissing our rear for money.

we have so many problems at home, yet no one in washington will tackle them all in an effort to not "offend" any one group in hopes of getting elected.

time to take our country back.

Answer 9

They have no right, but there's nobody to stop them. You're asking your question as a person raised to believe that all men are equal, but the US have forgotten that long ago. They now act above any reasoning and any law. They are governed by their interests and if they destroy countries, lives in the process, it doesn't seem to bother them. One of the answerers here said 'we don't care, let them do each other in', and comes up with a brilliant idea of making a reality show out of human tragedy. That shows the level of their decadent mind. What can you expect of such people?

Answer 10

If it was not for NATO, that place and it`s people would be either dead, in forced labour camps or being tortured.
I would like to see the UK & USA bring all their troops home and put two fingers up to the world. The UN would sh1t themselves if that happened.
The rest of Europe are quite prepared to sit on their fat ar$es and turn a blind eye whenever anything happens that involves having to send ground troops into a potential ground war.