[eleni121]

I am unaware of the long term strategy you refer to...a source for this would be appropriate...I do remember however, how the long term strategy of appeasement and coexistence with Soviets changed with Reagan. Policies can be changed and even reversed given the political will.

[tgambill]

For starters................

http://www.serbianna.com/columns/savich/057.shtml


This is the first phase of understanding this situation. It goes back to 1948 following Hitlers overall plan to take the Balkans and disable the communist movement.