I am American born & bred in Fresno, California. My mother was born in Arizona and my father served in the US Army during WWII. My heritage came from Montenegro almost 100 years ago. I am an American! And that is why I am fighting FOR AMERICA in this -- not for the slimy, over-fed, corrupt politicians we elected who hide behind our flag and use this country for their own means and wealth -- and who seem to want to put a Crescent on our Flag!
As for my friend -- he's a journalist, whose (half Croat, BTW), and the Ambassador knows that. He owes the Ambassador nothing.
Let me give you an idea of what Ambassador Montgomery did.
Ambassador Montgomery writes a column on the B92 website. The day after Kosovo declared independence and the US recognized it, Ambassador Montgomery decided to write about what? Kosovo? Hell, no -- "John McCain & the US elections"! Like any Serb should give a damn about our elections when the US just gave away 15% of Serbia! Do you have any idea just how insensitive and just plain disrespectful this was? Like, "yeah, we just stole your territory, get over it & move on". Unbelievable!
Our State Department has gone rogue -- and if you think that Israel is safe in all of this, think again. Kosovo was exactly the precedent that is needed for the Palestinians and every separatist group on this planet to unilaterally declare "independence" & get recognized, whether you realize it or not.
First of all, a patriot has ethics. Your friend displays corrupted ethics in broadcasting an e-mail from a government official. You think it’s okay to share in his despicable ethics because of the opinion you have of the ambassador. I can’t believe what I am reading here.
If you feel that the territory that has now become Kosovo is rightfully yours, then I think you should go over there and fight for it. Obviously, you identify far more with the nation your ancestors lived in 100 years ago than you do with this one that has been so good to you, the U.S.A. To compare, if I had the same attitude about my European roots, I would have gone to Ireland and fought with the IRA.
In this case, the territory I am concerned about is the U.S. Embassy which represents MY country, and was attacked by YOURS.
As for Israel, are they not responsible for taking care of themselves? If they cave in to the arabs, that is their decision. The U.S. and U.N. peacemakers intervene at the invitation of Israel.
What I do realize is that the leftist thinking you represent is always eager to blame the problems of other nations on America. The U.S. did not create Kosovo, the Albanians did, so deal with them.