[Kolokotronis]

“O wise Solomon, why Italy?”

Because during the war in Greece they were mostly “homesick, nice boys”. How’s that for a reason, Amerikanaki!

“How about Srebrenica?”

Oh, please, do tell us about Srebrenica! :)

[Ravnagora]

Kolo,

You are absolutely appropriate in distinguishing Italy from the Nazis and the Croatian Ustasha regime.

Though they were Mussolini’s military during WWII, and part of the Fascist Axis powers until they surrendered midway through the war, they were not the bloodthirsty killers that the Ustashe were. They primarily occupied the Croatian part of the former Yugoslavia during WWII and ended up saving many Serbs in Croatia (who were NOT on the side of the Axis) from being tortured and murdered by their Croatian neighbors. I know some of these people personally.

They would never have left Croatia alive had it not been for the Italian Army.

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[MDspinboyredux]

Google is your friend, my Greek homeboy.

While you're at it, look up 'Krusa'

Croatia has made great strides in becoming a member in good standing with the Western democracies and certainly is entitled to be evaluated by the EU on their own merits without having Macedonia and Serbia's lack of progress drag them down.

You want Serbia (and I suspect your real issue Macedonia) in the EU? Fine. Have them mondernize their economies and come to terms with their human rights abuses.