Serbia cautions Balkans over Kosovo independence ZAGREB (Reuters) - Serbia cautioned its Balkan neighbors on Sunday that independence for the breakaway Kosovo province would destabilize the entire region and seriously undermine its potential for economic growth. President Boris Tadic issued the warning at an energy summit of Balkan presidents in Croatia, where he also held bilateral talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Serbia's chief ally in its bid to keep hold of the province... http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070624/wl_nm/serbia_kosovo_region_dc I don't believe any country would give up its land without fight.
Regretably the whole region is looked upon internationally as a failed region, sad unacceptable but true
And that is even with the stationed US troops in the new "client provinces and states" Kosovo, Bulgaria and Romania. If Milosevic agreed to station US troops in Beograd at least he would be alive. US has the power and the money and are in the Balkans anyway. Same goes with Saddam. He didn't want good will occupation and now is dead and Iraq occupied anyway. But if he chose to leave Iraq he would be alive and well and all sins forgiven by the Washington priest, pardon the president. Nothing new under the Sun. The Emperor wants more and more and more.