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Kosovo and the Alamo

Just a comment here on the relationship between Kosovo and the Alamo, both are icons of a heroic defense of freedom in the face of overwhelming odds. Both were defeats for the ones who look to them for inspiration. Kosovo is where the Serbs fought the mighty Turk Empire and were defeated. The Alamo is where a few Texans fought the Mexicans and were defeated.

Now then, imagine if the Alamo were seized by the UN and returned, along with 1/4 of Texas, to Mexico by Russian and Chinese UN troops because the population of that part of Texas was mostly Mexican anyway and the Texas authorities had been cracking down on violent Mexican attacks on police stations in the area and a brilliant Mexican propaganda campaign convinced Europeans and Asians that it was some sort of genocide...

This is exactly the same situation as Kosovo. Do you wonder how most "American" Texans would react to such a thing? Probably with a lot more violence than the Serbs have shown so far would be my guess. In my opinion the Serbs have been acting with great restraint

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