May 29, 2005

The Balkans fiasco continues

By Douglas Hanson
On this Memorial Day weekend, we think back and remember the valiant courage and heroic sacrifices of those United States Military men and women who gave their all for us. War is almost always bloody. But the peace it can bring soothes some of the pain for those left behind. This is all the more reason to regret a situation in which fecklessness squanders the gains paid for in blood. A prime example is found in Kosovo, where the United Nations has played a leading role. The Deutsche Welle yesterday relayed a report from the Brussels—based International Crises Group (ICG) that says that the UN Administration (UNMIK) in Kosovo 'lacked credibility and was scrambling for an 'escape strategy'".  Six years after Serbian strongman Slobodan Milosevic cried 'uncle' after a NATO bombing campaign, the situation in Kosovo is deteriorating rapidly.  The ICG report said,  "Recent weeks have seen an escalation in tension between (the two main ethnic Albanian political parties)...(Read Full Article)