[Destro]

First the Albanians said the Serbs held them back and now they say the UN holds them back. Enjoy the pending deaths. Americans in harm's way for nothing.

[GeronL]

The UN has imposed stupid taxes and regulations that are counterproductive

title brings a DUH FACTOR 8!

[Jaysun]

That's the UN's job. To thwart progress and advance socialism. It's no surprise.

[Oplenac]

It has made our job very much harder, because from the beginning it was not clear what was expected of us or where the road map would finally lead. Bajram Rexhepi

"...it was not clear what was expected of us." Rexhepi seems to say: Please do not blame us for the Kosovo reign of terror conducted after the Great Air Campaign ended in June of 1999. "...it was not clear what was expected of us", so we terrorized the minority Serbs, Roma and Gorani, and blasted churches and monasteries and laid seige to southern Serbia, and threatened Skopje from Aracinovo--where we were rescued by our US friends.

An American role in Kosovo's military and political future was a vital symbol, (Rexhepi said), to reassure Kosovars and prevent the province's neighbors, and Serbia, from meddling in the final status discussions. Serbia's role reduced to "meddling," reductio ad absurdum. The Great Power has another Road Map in another part of the world: Rexhepi should not put his faith in American road maps.

Privatization deals for state-owned industries in Kosovo have also been delayed. The lament of the corporate vultures delayed too long from their dinner.

Kosovo. Catastrophe. The unfinished business of failed US policy, based on violence for profit.

[GeraldP]

The Center for Strategic and International Studies released their assesment of the question of Kosova last year
Highlights from the report are at this link
http://www.csis.org/press/pr03_29.htm

The following paragraph taken from the report seems to be the basis for Rexhepi's assertion:

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There is little prospect for economic development until Kosovo is
independent and self-governing, as any other status solution would lead to
growing instability. Only responsible and empowered public institutions in
an independent Kosovo will set the political priorities and invest in the
infrastructure and services that will reduce the costs of production for
private entrepreneurs and spur economic growth. Moreover, few, if any,
foreign investors are likely to venture into a territory whose status remains
unclear and whose future is ambiguous.

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The full report in pdf format can be found at :
http://www.csis.org/ee/kosovo_final_status.pdf