[Poohbah]

And that "quiet" would have lasted until ol' Slobo felt strong enough to beat somebody else, and so on, and so on. Slobo apparently felt that if a Serb ever passed gas in a given location, that place suddenly became part of Greater Serbia, forever and ever (Dubrovnik comes to mind--historically Croat, 80% Croat population, but it was part of "Greater Serbia" all the same).

[bob808]

And that "quiet" would have lasted until ol' Slobo felt strong enough to beat somebody else...

Oh-oh, you better watch out, you're starting to sound like Hoplite now with your crystal ball and your "he would have...". For us non-psychics here, let's keep it in the realm of what DID happen. Anyway, I'm not saying Milosovic was a saint by any means. However, what's the alternative? Just let every frustrated group secede from the nation? What did Lincoln do when the Confederacy wanted independence? What are you going to say when La Raza says they've had enough of white man's "oppression" and they begin organizing and shooting cops and want to take control of the U.S./Mexico border and proclaim their "Aztlan"?