While President Bush deposes despots and spreads democracy in
the Middle East, this week in the Wall Street Journal
Wesley Clark reminds us how Bill Clinton dismantled a democracy and
helped create yet another mono-ethnic (Islamic) state in Europe’s
underbelly — Kosovo. Not in so many words, of course — Clark
merely meant to endorse and outline independence for the former
Yugoslavian province. That’s why, for those who have not been
following recent developments in the region, I offer a translation
of Clark’s assessment.
Clark writes, “With each passing day, tensions in Kosovo grow.”
Translation: With each passing day, Muslim Albanians grow angrier
that there are still some Christian Serbs living in Kosovo.
“Nearly six years on, Serbs and Albanians still cannot live
together.” Translation: It is rather difficult to live with
Albanians when they keep trying to kill you.
“Serbia’s avowed aim is to prevent Kosovo from becoming
independent.” Translation: In furtherance of the 1999 U.N.-NATO
position that Kosovo would be granted autonomy but never
independence, Serbia’s avowed aim is to prevent Kosovo from
becoming an independent Islamic terrorist doorway into the rest of
Europe, which it already is anyway.
“Neither side is ready for bridge-building.” Translation:
Albanians are still burning down bridges, homes, and churches.
“Further clashes…could result in an emergency partition of
Kosovo’s territory, creating a precedent threatening to unravel
U.S. and EU investments in stabilizing multi-ethnic states
throughout the Balkans.” Translation: Further clashes could result
in partitioning Kosovo and threatening to unravel Clinton’s,
Albright’s, Holbrooke’s, Berger’s and my investments of taxpayer
money in destabilizing the multi-ethnic state of Yugoslavia and
creating mono-ethnic ones throughout the Balkans.
“After the rioting of last March, some have questioned whether
this fragile, volatile and underdeveloped society either deserves
or can sustain its own state.” Translation: Ethnic cleansing and
genocide of the Serbian population of Kosovo constitutes
“rioting.”
“While these concerns are valid, it is important to remember
that Kosovo has already.developed the foundations of a modern,
functioning economy.” Translation: There is a thriving sex-slave
trade, plus there’s the drug trafficking whose profits go to
further the aims of al Qaeda et al.
“The pace at which Kosovo is allowed to progress toward full
independence should be made contingent on its treatment of
minorities.” Translation: Okay, so Albanians have killed a lot of
Serbs. As my old boss would say, “Let’s move on.” If they don’t
kill any more, then they can have their state. Well, maybe one or
two dead Serbs is okay. Or I guess a few dozen is bearable. Okay,
but no more than a few hundred dead Serbs. Okay, a few thousand,
but that’s my final offer.
“Unlike the case of Iraq, there is today no active conflict in
Kosovo.” Translation: Since a conflict involves at least two
parties killing each other, if only Albanians are killing Serbs,
then there’s no conflict.
Kosovo was a success after all.
