Dodik wants "Dayton rules, not spirit"

Dodik is the one stuck in the past, by which i mean the worst of the past. it is so clear to any objective observer that he works against the future of bosnia, as many of his supporters here are crystal clear about.

so -- either we support bosnia and her eventual entry into the eu, OR we support bosnia's destruction, and the legacy of milosevic/karadzic and their very willing executioners.

i just think people should be upfront about it instead of all this "letter vs. spirit" bolognue.

thank you.

roberto

What are you waiting for Dodik, declare a UDI and be done with it. By now Tito has been spinning in his grave for almost 20 years.

Roberto

What is the future of Bosnia?
That's right. You don't know do you? You can't claim independece for Kosovo but bot for RS?

"German newspaper Handelsblatt writes that “the West will have problems explaining why one is against Republika Srpska
[Bosnian Serb entity in Bosnia] when Kosovo's secession was deemed acceptable. Keeping the artificial state Bosnia-Herzegovina
together against the will of the Bosnian Serbs will, in any case, be difficult.”

Roberto, is is wrong to say that those are the only two options. There are many other options too. Quite frankly, R.S. is doing fine in BiH as it is right now. The main problem is that they do not have their own army, which was taken away despite Dayton, as forces tried to changed Dayton's agreement. At any rate, bosnia can join the EU as it is right now. It is too poor perhaps, but it technically could. Belgium is perhaps as divided as bosnia is.

Roberto, have you ever considered it odd that the West's fawning over some Serbs, namely people such as Dodik and Kostunica, inevitably fall out of favor, and after they fall out of favor, they are compared--as you have done--to Milosevic. Meanwhile, the West will make all sorts of deals with new favorites, even if those favorites are the leaders of Milosevic's own party.

Seems so odd that the Democrats among the Serbs are now, ironically, the despots and fascists. Makes one wonder if you'll ever find a good Serb to deal with, eh? And if you can't deal with Dodik--who was, after all, the favorite of the West for his liberalness and moderateness, then who can you deal with?

Perhaps it's better not to live with Serbs at all, eh? That might solve things.

Lazar and other commentators keep saying "BiH can join the EU as it is now" without any further changes, as if a the RS can dictate what the EU must do.

The fact is that the EU has said what BiH must do to join, and its up to them to set their own membership requirements for their club, fair or not.

This isn't something that came from Sarajevo, but from the EU. If the citizens of the RS spefically and Bosnia-Herzegovina generally want to join the EU (which they most certainly do if they want a future with jobs, a decent passport, and a decent life) then they have to reform. Maybe you don't like it, but that's life. We are beggers at the gates of EU, who owes us nothing. Get over it. Let's reform and move on. It's the 21st Century and not 1389.

Dodik is the one stuck in the past, by which i mean the worst of the past. it is so clear to any objective observer that he works against the future of bosnia, as many of his supporters here are crystal clear about.

so -- either we support bosnia and her eventual entry into the eu, OR we support bosnia's destruction, and the legacy of milosevic/karadzic and their very willing executioners.

i just think people should be upfront about it instead of all this "letter vs. spirit" bolognue.

thank you.

roberto

Roberto, have you ever considered it odd that the West's fawning over some Serbs, namely people such as Dodik and Kostunica, inevitably fall out of favor, and after they fall out of favor, they are compared--as you have done--to Milosevic. Meanwhile, the West will make all sorts of deals with new favorites, even if those favorites are the leaders of Milosevic's own party.

Seems so odd that the Democrats among the Serbs are now, ironically, the despots and fascists. Makes one wonder if you'll ever find a good Serb to deal with, eh? And if you can't deal with Dodik--who was, after all, the favorite of the West for his liberalness and moderateness, then who can you deal with?

Perhaps it's better not to live with Serbs at all, eh? That might solve things.

Roberto, is is wrong to say that those are the only two options. There are many other options too. Quite frankly, R.S. is doing fine in BiH as it is right now. The main problem is that they do not have their own army, which was taken away despite Dayton, as forces tried to changed Dayton's agreement. At any rate, bosnia can join the EU as it is right now. It is too poor perhaps, but it technically could. Belgium is perhaps as divided as bosnia is.

What are you waiting for Dodik, declare a UDI and be done with it. By now Tito has been spinning in his grave for almost 20 years.

Lazar and other commentators keep saying "BiH can join the EU as it is now" without any further changes, as if a the RS can dictate what the EU must do.

The fact is that the EU has said what BiH must do to join, and its up to them to set their own membership requirements for their club, fair or not.

This isn't something that came from Sarajevo, but from the EU. If the citizens of the RS spefically and Bosnia-Herzegovina generally want to join the EU (which they most certainly do if they want a future with jobs, a decent passport, and a decent life) then they have to reform. Maybe you don't like it, but that's life. We are beggers at the gates of EU, who owes us nothing. Get over it. Let's reform and move on. It's the 21st Century and not 1389.

Roberto

What is the future of Bosnia?
That's right. You don't know do you? You can't claim independece for Kosovo but bot for RS?

"German newspaper Handelsblatt writes that “the West will have problems explaining why one is against Republika Srpska
[Bosnian Serb entity in Bosnia] when Kosovo's secession was deemed acceptable. Keeping the artificial state Bosnia-Herzegovina
together against the will of the Bosnian Serbs will, in any case, be difficult.”