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Holbrooke: U.S. led similar wars in Kosovo, Bosnia

The U.S. led and won wars in Bosnia and Kosovo, similar to the one it is currently fighting in Afghanistan, says Richard Holbrooke.

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ATO

pre 14 godina

His post in Pakistan and Afghanistan spells policy failure. Look at his record: Vietnam, Bosnia, Kosovo. All horrible policy failures costsing thousands of lives.

Ron

pre 14 godina

The youth of Serbia is more interested in making their future brighter than arguing about a desolute piece of land that 98% never plan to visit. The youth of Belgrade are fed up with so much attention and resources going to Kosovo instead of the economy, unemployment, healthcare, and pensions.
(David Wright, 17 February 2010 18:16)

But David, probably 99 % of the Chinese youth does not care about Tibet or Taiwan.

But then why the US does not recognize Tibet and Taiwan as independent?

No double standards please!

sj

pre 14 godina

I was wondering when will Richard Holbrooke run for U.S. president. Just like Hillary Clinton they both stopt the Serbs/Al-Qweda/Taliban. Hillary even came under direct fire at Sarajevo airport from the Serbs/Al-Qweda/Taliban fue that was a close one. With their grasp and knowledge of the world they are ready for the White house.
(Lenard, 18 February 2010 01:40)

When my great grandfather is resurrected (if you no understand it means come back from the dead).
Lenny, you have a better chance of becoming President of Croatia than Dicky or Hilary becoming President of US.
Here is some news for someone even as thick as you, Hilary would never have arrived at Sarajevo airport during the war if Serbs no allow it.
Your Inglish is tribull.
Ps. Hamid Karzai, called Dicky a liar and no have anything to do with him – when was last time you saw Dicky in Afghanistan??????

Zoran

pre 14 godina

David, Wrong the Educated youth of Serbia agree with even the hooligans that Kosovo will forever remain Serbian. Get your facts right before spreading lies here.

Rashan

pre 14 godina

Dear Dick

Serbs know the difference between your ilk and ordinary Americans. We will leave your demise for the people of America to decide on after the Talibs sort you out.

Goran.

pre 14 godina

Congratulations Mr.Holbrooke. You have done an outstanding job. You have won so much....cut the crap, Bosnia is divided into two entities, one which is Serbian :) you really won there.

and Kosovo? Need I say anything at all? Its about as independent as a fish out of water.

Peggy

pre 14 godina

The youth of Serbia is more interested in making their future brighter than arguing about a desolute piece of land that 98% never plan to visit. The youth of Belgrade are fed up with so much attention and resources going to Kosovo instead of the economy, unemployment, healthcare, and pensions.
(David Wright, 17 February 2010 18:16)
=========================

How do you know all this? Do you live in Belgrade or have you seen some data come out of Belgrade which suggests this?

I would like to know from which sources you are quoting this or is this just something you have thought up all by yourself?

Peggy

pre 14 godina

Holbrooke: U.S. led similar wars in Kosovo, Bosnia

does this now negate sui genuris? says kosovo and bosnia are similar... not unique... hmm
his words, not mine.
(Mr Rae, 17 February 2010 15:16)

Great observation.

Lenard

pre 14 godina

I was wondering when will Richard Holbrooke run for U.S. president. Just like Hillary Clinton they both stopt the Serbs/Al-Qweda/Taliban. Hillary even came under direct fire at Sarajevo airport from the Serbs/Al-Qweda/Taliban fue that was a close one. With their grasp and knowledge of the world they are ready for the White house.

David Wright

pre 14 godina

"Yes, David Wright, Serbian youth really do care about pensions. Get real, dude, there are plenty of young Serbians that are against the theft of their historic land"

You dont give the EDUCATED youth of Serbia enough credit. They see what is happening all over Europe and are extremely concerned with Serbia's economic policy. When I refer to the Serbian youth I dont mean the soccer hooligans who enjoy getting drunk and tearing up our city, I am referring to the youth that attend Universities and are not as caught up in partisan politics as the older generation are.

Gregory

pre 14 godina

The U.S. led and won wars in Bosnia and Kosovo, similar to the one it is currently fighting in Afghanistan, says Richard Holbrooke.

-The U.S. was much richer and Afghanistan is a tad-bit bigger than Bosnia & Kosovo. Plus there's no civil war in that country. Not mention, the U.S. had next no troops on the ground, in Bosnia or Kosovo. Nice one Holbrooke, i can see how they're similar:)

Dragan

pre 14 godina

@David Wright

Spoken like a true yankee. In other words, not a clue about the facts on the ground, full of half-truths, lies, and contradictions, and very poor intelligence gathering.
Let me tell you this David, the youth of Serbia are just as patriotic, maybe even more so, that the 'old guard' which championed 'Bratstvo i Jedinstvo' (Brotherhood and Unity), which got us nowhere. Have you actually asked any young people in Serbia if they are willing to give up Kosovo? Obviously not.
Kosovo is in every Serb's heart, since that is the cradle of our civilization, and nobody will succeed in taking it. You people need to stop getting opinions from Ceda Jovanovic and his gang, since they represent less than 5% of the popular opinion.
Oh and, when the yanks give up The Alamo and south Texas to Mexico, then come and try to lecture Serbs about giving up Kosovo.

Slobodan

pre 14 godina

Yes, David Wright, Serbian youth really do care about pensions. Get real, dude, there are plenty of young Serbians that are against the theft of their historic land - I know, I am one. My ancestors died fighting on that land - and we will not give it up.

Vuk

pre 14 godina

David Wright,
As a Serb youth as you have mentioned I believe I may be able to comment on what you have talked about. Understand this; Kosovo is Serbia and more adequately put Serbia is Kosovo. I dont think that the "plucked from the air" statistic about 98% not wanted to visit is correct and I also believe it a complete non-point as Kosovo is not a place "to visit" for Serbs it's where a large number of Serbs have always lived and will forever live.

Unless your decieved one will realise that Serbs are being subjected to daily aggression from the current Albanian population living there, either through turning of their power, ravaging their graves or preventing people visiting their graves, even today a bus was stoned and is regulary stoned as the driver mentions. These are the more tame attacks on Serbs and we will not comment on the burning of countless churches.

This problem is not going away nor will a single Serb rest on this earth until justice is brought to these people, we have earned our freedom in the past with rivers of blood which our ancestors gladly bled for our generations and we will do as they did and sacrifice ourselfs for what we believe in, the protection of our culture and our beliefs which our eternal.

No amount of US F16s or Albanian pitchforks can prevent the will of the Serbian nation, we our a proud and brave people who are able to endure far greater tragedies then this.

Lenard

pre 14 godina

At the U.S.-Islamic Forum, Holbrooke drew parallels between the Bosnian war and the onslaught against the Taliban in Afghanistan, So the Serbs are the Taliban in Bosnia and in Kosovo Al-Qweda. You learn something new every day by that reasoning I figure Serbia is Pakistan or is it Iran hmm.

The Truth

pre 14 godina

Winning a war should mean lasting peace. Do we have lasting peace in Bosnia and Kosovo? Let KFOR leave and we'll see just how peacefull it is. You can't force peace upon people who don't want it.

David Wright

pre 14 godina

"Both these places still have thousands of US troops stationed, and as soon as they leave, all hell will break loose again."

When America decides to nation build it means that it wont be leaving soon. Americans still remain in Germany, Japan, and Korea. Unfortunately for Serbs, time is not on their side. The educated youth of Serbia view Kosovo as a distraction more than anything else. The "old gaurd" that are in charge now are playing to a base that will be gone in twenty years. The youth of Serbia is more interested in making their future brighter than arguing about a desolute piece of land that 98% never plan to visit. The youth of Belgrade are fed up with so much attention and resources going to Kosovo instead of the economy, unemployment, healthcare, and pensions.

Desert Fish

pre 14 godina

Holbrooke is right. US is fighting now again just as in Kosovo and Bosnia then, against similarly radical and fundamentalist religious ideologies perpetrated by serbian talibans.

svojgazda

pre 14 godina

I wish for one day B92 would not censor comments - so I can really tell everyone how I feel about this man. He makes my stomach rise the minute he opens his lying mouth.

Mr Rae

pre 14 godina

Holbrooke: U.S. led similar wars in Kosovo, Bosnia

does this now negate sui genuris? says kosovo and bosnia are similar... not unique... hmm
his words, not mine.

Zoran

pre 14 godina

Give it time and all three wars will be lost by the US. The biggest difference being that in "Kosova" and BiH, the US was fighting along side terrorists but they turned on the US and began fighting against each other in Afghanistan.

As you sow, so shall you reap.

Dragan

pre 14 godina

Again, more lies and propoganda from someone trying to pat himself on the back because nobody else wants to.
Half of Bosnia is Serbian, and they are well on their way to full independence. Kosovo is unregognized by 2/3 of the world, and will never get a UN seat thanks to a Russian veto. Both these places still have thousands of US troops stationed, and as soon as they leave, all hell will break loose again. I fail to see how these are 'victories' for the US. If anything, they are victories for Serbia. US troops will not be there forever, however, the Serbs will.
Cheers!!

lowe

pre 14 godina

"The U.S. has led and won similar wars in Kosova and Bosnia with the support of the international community. And we are very optimistic about Afghanistan too,” Holbrooke pointed out.

Holbrooke criticized the media for terming the operations in Afghanistan a “Clash of Civilizations”, adding that the overall objective of the Afghan initiative is to help the country rebuild after its 30 years of "horrific conflicts". "

Seems to me that Afghanistan has more in common with Vietnam than Bosnia or Kosovo.

Dragan

pre 14 godina

Again, more lies and propoganda from someone trying to pat himself on the back because nobody else wants to.
Half of Bosnia is Serbian, and they are well on their way to full independence. Kosovo is unregognized by 2/3 of the world, and will never get a UN seat thanks to a Russian veto. Both these places still have thousands of US troops stationed, and as soon as they leave, all hell will break loose again. I fail to see how these are 'victories' for the US. If anything, they are victories for Serbia. US troops will not be there forever, however, the Serbs will.
Cheers!!

Zoran

pre 14 godina

Give it time and all three wars will be lost by the US. The biggest difference being that in "Kosova" and BiH, the US was fighting along side terrorists but they turned on the US and began fighting against each other in Afghanistan.

As you sow, so shall you reap.

lowe

pre 14 godina

"The U.S. has led and won similar wars in Kosova and Bosnia with the support of the international community. And we are very optimistic about Afghanistan too,” Holbrooke pointed out.

Holbrooke criticized the media for terming the operations in Afghanistan a “Clash of Civilizations”, adding that the overall objective of the Afghan initiative is to help the country rebuild after its 30 years of "horrific conflicts". "

Seems to me that Afghanistan has more in common with Vietnam than Bosnia or Kosovo.

svojgazda

pre 14 godina

I wish for one day B92 would not censor comments - so I can really tell everyone how I feel about this man. He makes my stomach rise the minute he opens his lying mouth.

Mr Rae

pre 14 godina

Holbrooke: U.S. led similar wars in Kosovo, Bosnia

does this now negate sui genuris? says kosovo and bosnia are similar... not unique... hmm
his words, not mine.

The Truth

pre 14 godina

Winning a war should mean lasting peace. Do we have lasting peace in Bosnia and Kosovo? Let KFOR leave and we'll see just how peacefull it is. You can't force peace upon people who don't want it.

Vuk

pre 14 godina

David Wright,
As a Serb youth as you have mentioned I believe I may be able to comment on what you have talked about. Understand this; Kosovo is Serbia and more adequately put Serbia is Kosovo. I dont think that the "plucked from the air" statistic about 98% not wanted to visit is correct and I also believe it a complete non-point as Kosovo is not a place "to visit" for Serbs it's where a large number of Serbs have always lived and will forever live.

Unless your decieved one will realise that Serbs are being subjected to daily aggression from the current Albanian population living there, either through turning of their power, ravaging their graves or preventing people visiting their graves, even today a bus was stoned and is regulary stoned as the driver mentions. These are the more tame attacks on Serbs and we will not comment on the burning of countless churches.

This problem is not going away nor will a single Serb rest on this earth until justice is brought to these people, we have earned our freedom in the past with rivers of blood which our ancestors gladly bled for our generations and we will do as they did and sacrifice ourselfs for what we believe in, the protection of our culture and our beliefs which our eternal.

No amount of US F16s or Albanian pitchforks can prevent the will of the Serbian nation, we our a proud and brave people who are able to endure far greater tragedies then this.

Dragan

pre 14 godina

@David Wright

Spoken like a true yankee. In other words, not a clue about the facts on the ground, full of half-truths, lies, and contradictions, and very poor intelligence gathering.
Let me tell you this David, the youth of Serbia are just as patriotic, maybe even more so, that the 'old guard' which championed 'Bratstvo i Jedinstvo' (Brotherhood and Unity), which got us nowhere. Have you actually asked any young people in Serbia if they are willing to give up Kosovo? Obviously not.
Kosovo is in every Serb's heart, since that is the cradle of our civilization, and nobody will succeed in taking it. You people need to stop getting opinions from Ceda Jovanovic and his gang, since they represent less than 5% of the popular opinion.
Oh and, when the yanks give up The Alamo and south Texas to Mexico, then come and try to lecture Serbs about giving up Kosovo.

Slobodan

pre 14 godina

Yes, David Wright, Serbian youth really do care about pensions. Get real, dude, there are plenty of young Serbians that are against the theft of their historic land - I know, I am one. My ancestors died fighting on that land - and we will not give it up.

Gregory

pre 14 godina

The U.S. led and won wars in Bosnia and Kosovo, similar to the one it is currently fighting in Afghanistan, says Richard Holbrooke.

-The U.S. was much richer and Afghanistan is a tad-bit bigger than Bosnia & Kosovo. Plus there's no civil war in that country. Not mention, the U.S. had next no troops on the ground, in Bosnia or Kosovo. Nice one Holbrooke, i can see how they're similar:)

David Wright

pre 14 godina

"Both these places still have thousands of US troops stationed, and as soon as they leave, all hell will break loose again."

When America decides to nation build it means that it wont be leaving soon. Americans still remain in Germany, Japan, and Korea. Unfortunately for Serbs, time is not on their side. The educated youth of Serbia view Kosovo as a distraction more than anything else. The "old gaurd" that are in charge now are playing to a base that will be gone in twenty years. The youth of Serbia is more interested in making their future brighter than arguing about a desolute piece of land that 98% never plan to visit. The youth of Belgrade are fed up with so much attention and resources going to Kosovo instead of the economy, unemployment, healthcare, and pensions.

Lenard

pre 14 godina

At the U.S.-Islamic Forum, Holbrooke drew parallels between the Bosnian war and the onslaught against the Taliban in Afghanistan, So the Serbs are the Taliban in Bosnia and in Kosovo Al-Qweda. You learn something new every day by that reasoning I figure Serbia is Pakistan or is it Iran hmm.

Peggy

pre 14 godina

The youth of Serbia is more interested in making their future brighter than arguing about a desolute piece of land that 98% never plan to visit. The youth of Belgrade are fed up with so much attention and resources going to Kosovo instead of the economy, unemployment, healthcare, and pensions.
(David Wright, 17 February 2010 18:16)
=========================

How do you know all this? Do you live in Belgrade or have you seen some data come out of Belgrade which suggests this?

I would like to know from which sources you are quoting this or is this just something you have thought up all by yourself?

Peggy

pre 14 godina

Holbrooke: U.S. led similar wars in Kosovo, Bosnia

does this now negate sui genuris? says kosovo and bosnia are similar... not unique... hmm
his words, not mine.
(Mr Rae, 17 February 2010 15:16)

Great observation.

Desert Fish

pre 14 godina

Holbrooke is right. US is fighting now again just as in Kosovo and Bosnia then, against similarly radical and fundamentalist religious ideologies perpetrated by serbian talibans.

Zoran

pre 14 godina

David, Wrong the Educated youth of Serbia agree with even the hooligans that Kosovo will forever remain Serbian. Get your facts right before spreading lies here.

David Wright

pre 14 godina

"Yes, David Wright, Serbian youth really do care about pensions. Get real, dude, there are plenty of young Serbians that are against the theft of their historic land"

You dont give the EDUCATED youth of Serbia enough credit. They see what is happening all over Europe and are extremely concerned with Serbia's economic policy. When I refer to the Serbian youth I dont mean the soccer hooligans who enjoy getting drunk and tearing up our city, I am referring to the youth that attend Universities and are not as caught up in partisan politics as the older generation are.

Goran.

pre 14 godina

Congratulations Mr.Holbrooke. You have done an outstanding job. You have won so much....cut the crap, Bosnia is divided into two entities, one which is Serbian :) you really won there.

and Kosovo? Need I say anything at all? Its about as independent as a fish out of water.

Rashan

pre 14 godina

Dear Dick

Serbs know the difference between your ilk and ordinary Americans. We will leave your demise for the people of America to decide on after the Talibs sort you out.

Lenard

pre 14 godina

I was wondering when will Richard Holbrooke run for U.S. president. Just like Hillary Clinton they both stopt the Serbs/Al-Qweda/Taliban. Hillary even came under direct fire at Sarajevo airport from the Serbs/Al-Qweda/Taliban fue that was a close one. With their grasp and knowledge of the world they are ready for the White house.

sj

pre 14 godina

I was wondering when will Richard Holbrooke run for U.S. president. Just like Hillary Clinton they both stopt the Serbs/Al-Qweda/Taliban. Hillary even came under direct fire at Sarajevo airport from the Serbs/Al-Qweda/Taliban fue that was a close one. With their grasp and knowledge of the world they are ready for the White house.
(Lenard, 18 February 2010 01:40)

When my great grandfather is resurrected (if you no understand it means come back from the dead).
Lenny, you have a better chance of becoming President of Croatia than Dicky or Hilary becoming President of US.
Here is some news for someone even as thick as you, Hilary would never have arrived at Sarajevo airport during the war if Serbs no allow it.
Your Inglish is tribull.
Ps. Hamid Karzai, called Dicky a liar and no have anything to do with him – when was last time you saw Dicky in Afghanistan??????

Ron

pre 14 godina

The youth of Serbia is more interested in making their future brighter than arguing about a desolute piece of land that 98% never plan to visit. The youth of Belgrade are fed up with so much attention and resources going to Kosovo instead of the economy, unemployment, healthcare, and pensions.
(David Wright, 17 February 2010 18:16)

But David, probably 99 % of the Chinese youth does not care about Tibet or Taiwan.

But then why the US does not recognize Tibet and Taiwan as independent?

No double standards please!

ATO

pre 14 godina

His post in Pakistan and Afghanistan spells policy failure. Look at his record: Vietnam, Bosnia, Kosovo. All horrible policy failures costsing thousands of lives.

Desert Fish

pre 14 godina

Holbrooke is right. US is fighting now again just as in Kosovo and Bosnia then, against similarly radical and fundamentalist religious ideologies perpetrated by serbian talibans.

Dragan

pre 14 godina

Again, more lies and propoganda from someone trying to pat himself on the back because nobody else wants to.
Half of Bosnia is Serbian, and they are well on their way to full independence. Kosovo is unregognized by 2/3 of the world, and will never get a UN seat thanks to a Russian veto. Both these places still have thousands of US troops stationed, and as soon as they leave, all hell will break loose again. I fail to see how these are 'victories' for the US. If anything, they are victories for Serbia. US troops will not be there forever, however, the Serbs will.
Cheers!!

David Wright

pre 14 godina

"Both these places still have thousands of US troops stationed, and as soon as they leave, all hell will break loose again."

When America decides to nation build it means that it wont be leaving soon. Americans still remain in Germany, Japan, and Korea. Unfortunately for Serbs, time is not on their side. The educated youth of Serbia view Kosovo as a distraction more than anything else. The "old gaurd" that are in charge now are playing to a base that will be gone in twenty years. The youth of Serbia is more interested in making their future brighter than arguing about a desolute piece of land that 98% never plan to visit. The youth of Belgrade are fed up with so much attention and resources going to Kosovo instead of the economy, unemployment, healthcare, and pensions.

David Wright

pre 14 godina

"Yes, David Wright, Serbian youth really do care about pensions. Get real, dude, there are plenty of young Serbians that are against the theft of their historic land"

You dont give the EDUCATED youth of Serbia enough credit. They see what is happening all over Europe and are extremely concerned with Serbia's economic policy. When I refer to the Serbian youth I dont mean the soccer hooligans who enjoy getting drunk and tearing up our city, I am referring to the youth that attend Universities and are not as caught up in partisan politics as the older generation are.

lowe

pre 14 godina

"The U.S. has led and won similar wars in Kosova and Bosnia with the support of the international community. And we are very optimistic about Afghanistan too,” Holbrooke pointed out.

Holbrooke criticized the media for terming the operations in Afghanistan a “Clash of Civilizations”, adding that the overall objective of the Afghan initiative is to help the country rebuild after its 30 years of "horrific conflicts". "

Seems to me that Afghanistan has more in common with Vietnam than Bosnia or Kosovo.

Zoran

pre 14 godina

Give it time and all three wars will be lost by the US. The biggest difference being that in "Kosova" and BiH, the US was fighting along side terrorists but they turned on the US and began fighting against each other in Afghanistan.

As you sow, so shall you reap.

svojgazda

pre 14 godina

I wish for one day B92 would not censor comments - so I can really tell everyone how I feel about this man. He makes my stomach rise the minute he opens his lying mouth.

Vuk

pre 14 godina

David Wright,
As a Serb youth as you have mentioned I believe I may be able to comment on what you have talked about. Understand this; Kosovo is Serbia and more adequately put Serbia is Kosovo. I dont think that the "plucked from the air" statistic about 98% not wanted to visit is correct and I also believe it a complete non-point as Kosovo is not a place "to visit" for Serbs it's where a large number of Serbs have always lived and will forever live.

Unless your decieved one will realise that Serbs are being subjected to daily aggression from the current Albanian population living there, either through turning of their power, ravaging their graves or preventing people visiting their graves, even today a bus was stoned and is regulary stoned as the driver mentions. These are the more tame attacks on Serbs and we will not comment on the burning of countless churches.

This problem is not going away nor will a single Serb rest on this earth until justice is brought to these people, we have earned our freedom in the past with rivers of blood which our ancestors gladly bled for our generations and we will do as they did and sacrifice ourselfs for what we believe in, the protection of our culture and our beliefs which our eternal.

No amount of US F16s or Albanian pitchforks can prevent the will of the Serbian nation, we our a proud and brave people who are able to endure far greater tragedies then this.

Dragan

pre 14 godina

@David Wright

Spoken like a true yankee. In other words, not a clue about the facts on the ground, full of half-truths, lies, and contradictions, and very poor intelligence gathering.
Let me tell you this David, the youth of Serbia are just as patriotic, maybe even more so, that the 'old guard' which championed 'Bratstvo i Jedinstvo' (Brotherhood and Unity), which got us nowhere. Have you actually asked any young people in Serbia if they are willing to give up Kosovo? Obviously not.
Kosovo is in every Serb's heart, since that is the cradle of our civilization, and nobody will succeed in taking it. You people need to stop getting opinions from Ceda Jovanovic and his gang, since they represent less than 5% of the popular opinion.
Oh and, when the yanks give up The Alamo and south Texas to Mexico, then come and try to lecture Serbs about giving up Kosovo.

Mr Rae

pre 14 godina

Holbrooke: U.S. led similar wars in Kosovo, Bosnia

does this now negate sui genuris? says kosovo and bosnia are similar... not unique... hmm
his words, not mine.

Lenard

pre 14 godina

At the U.S.-Islamic Forum, Holbrooke drew parallels between the Bosnian war and the onslaught against the Taliban in Afghanistan, So the Serbs are the Taliban in Bosnia and in Kosovo Al-Qweda. You learn something new every day by that reasoning I figure Serbia is Pakistan or is it Iran hmm.

Slobodan

pre 14 godina

Yes, David Wright, Serbian youth really do care about pensions. Get real, dude, there are plenty of young Serbians that are against the theft of their historic land - I know, I am one. My ancestors died fighting on that land - and we will not give it up.

Lenard

pre 14 godina

I was wondering when will Richard Holbrooke run for U.S. president. Just like Hillary Clinton they both stopt the Serbs/Al-Qweda/Taliban. Hillary even came under direct fire at Sarajevo airport from the Serbs/Al-Qweda/Taliban fue that was a close one. With their grasp and knowledge of the world they are ready for the White house.

The Truth

pre 14 godina

Winning a war should mean lasting peace. Do we have lasting peace in Bosnia and Kosovo? Let KFOR leave and we'll see just how peacefull it is. You can't force peace upon people who don't want it.

Gregory

pre 14 godina

The U.S. led and won wars in Bosnia and Kosovo, similar to the one it is currently fighting in Afghanistan, says Richard Holbrooke.

-The U.S. was much richer and Afghanistan is a tad-bit bigger than Bosnia & Kosovo. Plus there's no civil war in that country. Not mention, the U.S. had next no troops on the ground, in Bosnia or Kosovo. Nice one Holbrooke, i can see how they're similar:)

Peggy

pre 14 godina

The youth of Serbia is more interested in making their future brighter than arguing about a desolute piece of land that 98% never plan to visit. The youth of Belgrade are fed up with so much attention and resources going to Kosovo instead of the economy, unemployment, healthcare, and pensions.
(David Wright, 17 February 2010 18:16)
=========================

How do you know all this? Do you live in Belgrade or have you seen some data come out of Belgrade which suggests this?

I would like to know from which sources you are quoting this or is this just something you have thought up all by yourself?

Peggy

pre 14 godina

Holbrooke: U.S. led similar wars in Kosovo, Bosnia

does this now negate sui genuris? says kosovo and bosnia are similar... not unique... hmm
his words, not mine.
(Mr Rae, 17 February 2010 15:16)

Great observation.

Goran.

pre 14 godina

Congratulations Mr.Holbrooke. You have done an outstanding job. You have won so much....cut the crap, Bosnia is divided into two entities, one which is Serbian :) you really won there.

and Kosovo? Need I say anything at all? Its about as independent as a fish out of water.

Rashan

pre 14 godina

Dear Dick

Serbs know the difference between your ilk and ordinary Americans. We will leave your demise for the people of America to decide on after the Talibs sort you out.

sj

pre 14 godina

I was wondering when will Richard Holbrooke run for U.S. president. Just like Hillary Clinton they both stopt the Serbs/Al-Qweda/Taliban. Hillary even came under direct fire at Sarajevo airport from the Serbs/Al-Qweda/Taliban fue that was a close one. With their grasp and knowledge of the world they are ready for the White house.
(Lenard, 18 February 2010 01:40)

When my great grandfather is resurrected (if you no understand it means come back from the dead).
Lenny, you have a better chance of becoming President of Croatia than Dicky or Hilary becoming President of US.
Here is some news for someone even as thick as you, Hilary would never have arrived at Sarajevo airport during the war if Serbs no allow it.
Your Inglish is tribull.
Ps. Hamid Karzai, called Dicky a liar and no have anything to do with him – when was last time you saw Dicky in Afghanistan??????

Zoran

pre 14 godina

David, Wrong the Educated youth of Serbia agree with even the hooligans that Kosovo will forever remain Serbian. Get your facts right before spreading lies here.

Ron

pre 14 godina

The youth of Serbia is more interested in making their future brighter than arguing about a desolute piece of land that 98% never plan to visit. The youth of Belgrade are fed up with so much attention and resources going to Kosovo instead of the economy, unemployment, healthcare, and pensions.
(David Wright, 17 February 2010 18:16)

But David, probably 99 % of the Chinese youth does not care about Tibet or Taiwan.

But then why the US does not recognize Tibet and Taiwan as independent?

No double standards please!

ATO

pre 14 godina

His post in Pakistan and Afghanistan spells policy failure. Look at his record: Vietnam, Bosnia, Kosovo. All horrible policy failures costsing thousands of lives.