[oneolcop]

So long as there are muslims in the Balkans, there will be conflict. When I was living in a muslim dominated town in Bosnia, I was asked by a Bosnian muslim why Christians feared muslims.

I replied that theirs was the only religion that commanded them to kill the members of any other religion (infidels).

The room went silent.

[2banana]

Yep - One more push would have freed ALL of Europe from islam.

They stopped at Constantinople due to pressure from other major European countries who not want to “upset” the balance of power especially with Russia.

Fools.

[what's up]

WWII books, movies, and documentaries are legion, but there's a real lack of knowledge about WWI.

I'm becoming more and more fascinated about the turn of the 20th century and the first couple of decades. Also reading up on the period between the World Wars.

Thanks for this info. It seems the Balkan Wars were what lit the match for WWI and I hadn't realized that.