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Croatia doesn’t invade foreign countries. Our minor water zone flap with Slovenia will be resolved in time. Naturally we need not worry about Slovenes coming into our country and destroying our cities and murdering our people...they aren’t Serbs.

“Croatia doesn’t invade other countries.” No need. Just be lapdog to a neighboring power and wait for a doggie biscuit. (Roll over, fetch, shake hands, sing “Danke Deutschland”, play “independent”...) —In WW II Hitler gave Bosnia and Herzegovina to “Independent” Croatia. Long ago Hungary gave her Slavonia (not to be confused with Slovenia). Tito gave Croatia Dubrovnik (for centuries an independent city state like San Marino, Lichtenstein), plus Dalmatia and Istria. A recent “Public” TV travelogue shows a jovial guide, fresh from “capitalist” Dubrovnik. The camera follows him up to the beautiful gate of a nigh baronial estate. He sounds the big knocker. From inside comes a cheery feminine voice, calling “who is it?” — in Italian —”chi e’?”/

http://croatiancrescent.blogspot.com/2009/01/from-ally-to-enemy-slovenia-2.html From ally to enemy: Slovenia (2) The dispute between Croatia and Slovenia over the Bay of Piran is not been solved yet. On the contrary, the relationship between the former Yugoslav republics worsens by the day. About a month ago Slovenia blocked Croatia's advancement towards EU-membership and Slovenia hasn't budged yet. Slovenian prime minister Borut Pahor said yesterday that his country will not yield to pressure from Zagreb or Brussels. Croatian president Mesić responded in a way that is not untypical for him. He said that if there had not been Croatian partisans the Slovenes would be looking at the sea from a twenty kilometer distance, referring to the fact that Croatian partisans liberated Istria and the Slovenian coast. Out of 60.000 soldiers of the Fourth Yugoslav Army, almost 40.000 were Croats. Slovenian politicians were, of course, not amused with Mesić's remark. "Scandalous", is the general political opinion. One historian said that it is regrettable that Mesić destroyed the Slovenian and Croatian brotherhood that existed during the war. That brotherhood is long gone. Almost half of the Slovenes would now vote against Croatian EU-membership in a referendum. Slovenia threatens to organize a referendum if the border issue is not resolved to its satisfaction.