Majority of Serbians wouldn't accept NATO's apology - poll
Most Serbians would not accept a NATO apology for the 1999 bombing campaign and are against the country's membership in the alliance.
Source: Tanjug
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According to the poll, 64 percent of Serbians would not accept NATO's apology for the war the alliance led against their country in 1999.
84 percent of respondents - most of whom were men and people under the age of 60 - said they opposed Serbia's membership in NATO, 11 percent supported it, while five percent were undecided, the survey conducted March 10-17 has shown.
40 percent of those who took part in the poll think that Serbia joining NATO is a condition for EU accession, 17 percent said they "did not know," while 43 percent think this is not the case.
Respondents identified LDP leader Cedomir Jovanovic as the strongest supporter of close relations with NATO (23 percent), followed by PM and presidential candidate Aleksandar Vucic (20 percent), and presidential candidate Vuk Jeremic (16.6 percent).
As for the NATO's bombing of Serbia, the survey showed than just under 40 percent of citizens think former Serbian and Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic's policy was the main reason, 17.6 percent think it was done in order to ethnically cleanse Serbs in Kosovo, 11.3 percent named "political interests," while seven percent "could not state any reason."
Serbia chose to keep with Russia and refused to allow NATO free access to Serbia so that the US could set up bases. The US sold the bombing to their population by demonising the Serbs.
Bosnia was a stalemate because the Serbs would accept nothing less than separation from Croats and Muslims. In their desperation to “keep Bosnia together” and since the other parts are economically unsustainable on their own as RS will join Serbia, out comes this dog’s breakfast called Dayton Plan, or a horse designed by a committee that ends up a camel.
Prior to the bombing the US with help from Thaci killed anyone that did not side with them including the 40 Albanian villagers that CIA agent William Walker claimed were killed by Serbs aka trigger for NATO campaign. Walker got his payoff by being made a director of a company constructing roads in Albania. Just look at it this way, the Albanians who died from NATO bombs died for democracy much like we read today how US bombs killed 200 people in one area of Mosul or 19 medical staff/patients killed in bombing of a hospital in Afghanistan.
The US will never choose diplomacy over war. It’s needs to keep the war complexes going and making the few rich even richer. The average American has been dumbed down to believe anything.
(sj, 27 March 2017 10:27)
The worst part of the Kosovo crisis happened after the bombing began. Though it certainly is true that Albanians were oppressed and killed, the refugee crisis following the bombing was worse than could have been imagined.
(ManFromMountains, 26 March 2017 04:01)
Sure, and the refugee crisis also became worse after I had breakfast on 24 March 1999. The relevant point is what CAUSED the refugee crisis, and according to the UN, it was the actions of Serbia's forces that caused it. You are confusing correlation with causation, dear!
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What I do hope is that my country chooses negotiation, real diplomacy, and peaceful solutions instead of war. Please understand that ordinary people in America have nothing against Serbia.
(ManFromMountains, 26 March 2017 04:01)
Of course, America's government has nothing against Serbia (except perhaps when Serbia lets mobs set an American Embassy on fire)
(icj1, 26 March 2017 21:02)
I do not understand all of the reasons NATO (with my country leading the way) chose to bomb Serbia instead of negotiations. I do not understand why Western policies favored independence of some countries but not others. I do not understand why Dayton gave Bosnia a government that is more complex than any other in the world, yet nothing similar was the policy of western governments for Kosovo and Macedonia. The worst part of the Kosovo crisis happened after the bombing began. Though it certainly is true that Albanians were oppressed and killed, the refugee crisis following the bombing was worse than could have been imagined. What I do hope is that my country chooses negotiation, real diplomacy, and peaceful solutions instead of war. Please understand that ordinary people in America have nothing against Serbia.
(ManFromMountains, 26 March 2017 04:01)
SERBS should ask for forgiveness to Croats,Albanians and Bosnians ,for all the genocide,rape,murder...and all the demonic acts that they brought to Balkans...
(MrDude, 25 March 2017 17:53)
Dragoljub: Don't forget the Protestant Empire whilst you're at it. There are about 850 million of us world-wide.
(Tony (a Brit currently working in Berlin), 25 March 2017 00:39)
Majority of Serbians should be worried by this and open their eyes, because they might be bombed again.
Istoričarka Dubravka Stojanović izjavila je da se na srpskoj političkoj sceni niko nije ogradio od politike Slobodana Miloševića [link]
(Avni, 24 March 2017 22:56)
bob : Don't take the internal politics of Serbia too seriously in terms of international politics. The thinking is always overly defensive and driven by a kind of nationalistic paranoia.
monday visit of vucic to moscow is not nationalistic paranoia i guess ...
(rote, 24 March 2017 19:43)
Serbia, under the auspices of Milosevic, was dragged down, messed up and consequently earned pariah status.
Don't take the internal politics of Serbia too seriously in terms of international politics. The thinking is always overly defensive and driven by a kind of nationalistic paranoia.
Serbs should have more confidence in themselves and not be suckered by the usual despot's trick of persuading the population that the world is against them.
I want to see a positive Serbia, unencumbered by the weak minded politics of its recent past.
(Bob, 24 March 2017 17:29)
Serbia, under the auspices of Milosevic, was dragged down, messed up and consequently earned pariah status.
Don't take the internal politics of Serbia too seriously in terms of international politics. The thinking is always overly defensive and driven by a kind of nationalistic paranoia.
Serbs should have more confidence in themselves and not be suckered by the usual despot's trick of persuading the population that the world is against them.
I want to see a positive Serbia, unencumbered by the weak minded politics of its recent past.
(Bob, 24 March 2017 17:29)
SERBS should ask for forgiveness to Croats,Albanians and Bosnians ,for all the genocide,rape,murder...and all the demonic acts that they brought to Balkans...
(MrDude, 25 March 2017 17:53)
Majority of Serbians should be worried by this and open their eyes, because they might be bombed again.
Istoričarka Dubravka Stojanović izjavila je da se na srpskoj političkoj sceni niko nije ogradio od politike Slobodana Miloševića [link]
(Avni, 24 March 2017 22:56)
I do not understand all of the reasons NATO (with my country leading the way) chose to bomb Serbia instead of negotiations. I do not understand why Western policies favored independence of some countries but not others. I do not understand why Dayton gave Bosnia a government that is more complex than any other in the world, yet nothing similar was the policy of western governments for Kosovo and Macedonia. The worst part of the Kosovo crisis happened after the bombing began. Though it certainly is true that Albanians were oppressed and killed, the refugee crisis following the bombing was worse than could have been imagined. What I do hope is that my country chooses negotiation, real diplomacy, and peaceful solutions instead of war. Please understand that ordinary people in America have nothing against Serbia.
(ManFromMountains, 26 March 2017 04:01)
Dragoljub: Don't forget the Protestant Empire whilst you're at it. There are about 850 million of us world-wide.
(Tony (a Brit currently working in Berlin), 25 March 2017 00:39)
bob : Don't take the internal politics of Serbia too seriously in terms of international politics. The thinking is always overly defensive and driven by a kind of nationalistic paranoia.
monday visit of vucic to moscow is not nationalistic paranoia i guess ...
(rote, 24 March 2017 19:43)
Serbia chose to keep with Russia and refused to allow NATO free access to Serbia so that the US could set up bases. The US sold the bombing to their population by demonising the Serbs.
Bosnia was a stalemate because the Serbs would accept nothing less than separation from Croats and Muslims. In their desperation to “keep Bosnia together” and since the other parts are economically unsustainable on their own as RS will join Serbia, out comes this dog’s breakfast called Dayton Plan, or a horse designed by a committee that ends up a camel.
Prior to the bombing the US with help from Thaci killed anyone that did not side with them including the 40 Albanian villagers that CIA agent William Walker claimed were killed by Serbs aka trigger for NATO campaign. Walker got his payoff by being made a director of a company constructing roads in Albania. Just look at it this way, the Albanians who died from NATO bombs died for democracy much like we read today how US bombs killed 200 people in one area of Mosul or 19 medical staff/patients killed in bombing of a hospital in Afghanistan.
The US will never choose diplomacy over war. It’s needs to keep the war complexes going and making the few rich even richer. The average American has been dumbed down to believe anything.
(sj, 27 March 2017 10:27)
The worst part of the Kosovo crisis happened after the bombing began. Though it certainly is true that Albanians were oppressed and killed, the refugee crisis following the bombing was worse than could have been imagined.
(ManFromMountains, 26 March 2017 04:01)
Sure, and the refugee crisis also became worse after I had breakfast on 24 March 1999. The relevant point is what CAUSED the refugee crisis, and according to the UN, it was the actions of Serbia's forces that caused it. You are confusing correlation with causation, dear!
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What I do hope is that my country chooses negotiation, real diplomacy, and peaceful solutions instead of war. Please understand that ordinary people in America have nothing against Serbia.
(ManFromMountains, 26 March 2017 04:01)
Of course, America's government has nothing against Serbia (except perhaps when Serbia lets mobs set an American Embassy on fire)
(icj1, 26 March 2017 21:02)
SERBS should ask for forgiveness to Croats,Albanians and Bosnians ,for all the genocide,rape,murder...and all the demonic acts that they brought to Balkans...
(MrDude, 25 March 2017 17:53)
bob : Don't take the internal politics of Serbia too seriously in terms of international politics. The thinking is always overly defensive and driven by a kind of nationalistic paranoia.
monday visit of vucic to moscow is not nationalistic paranoia i guess ...
(rote, 24 March 2017 19:43)
Serbia, under the auspices of Milosevic, was dragged down, messed up and consequently earned pariah status.
Don't take the internal politics of Serbia too seriously in terms of international politics. The thinking is always overly defensive and driven by a kind of nationalistic paranoia.
Serbs should have more confidence in themselves and not be suckered by the usual despot's trick of persuading the population that the world is against them.
I want to see a positive Serbia, unencumbered by the weak minded politics of its recent past.
(Bob, 24 March 2017 17:29)
Majority of Serbians should be worried by this and open their eyes, because they might be bombed again.
Istoričarka Dubravka Stojanović izjavila je da se na srpskoj političkoj sceni niko nije ogradio od politike Slobodana Miloševića [link]
(Avni, 24 March 2017 22:56)
I do not understand all of the reasons NATO (with my country leading the way) chose to bomb Serbia instead of negotiations. I do not understand why Western policies favored independence of some countries but not others. I do not understand why Dayton gave Bosnia a government that is more complex than any other in the world, yet nothing similar was the policy of western governments for Kosovo and Macedonia. The worst part of the Kosovo crisis happened after the bombing began. Though it certainly is true that Albanians were oppressed and killed, the refugee crisis following the bombing was worse than could have been imagined. What I do hope is that my country chooses negotiation, real diplomacy, and peaceful solutions instead of war. Please understand that ordinary people in America have nothing against Serbia.
(ManFromMountains, 26 March 2017 04:01)
Dragoljub: Don't forget the Protestant Empire whilst you're at it. There are about 850 million of us world-wide.
(Tony (a Brit currently working in Berlin), 25 March 2017 00:39)
The worst part of the Kosovo crisis happened after the bombing began. Though it certainly is true that Albanians were oppressed and killed, the refugee crisis following the bombing was worse than could have been imagined.
(ManFromMountains, 26 March 2017 04:01)
Sure, and the refugee crisis also became worse after I had breakfast on 24 March 1999. The relevant point is what CAUSED the refugee crisis, and according to the UN, it was the actions of Serbia's forces that caused it. You are confusing correlation with causation, dear!
----------
What I do hope is that my country chooses negotiation, real diplomacy, and peaceful solutions instead of war. Please understand that ordinary people in America have nothing against Serbia.
(ManFromMountains, 26 March 2017 04:01)
Of course, America's government has nothing against Serbia (except perhaps when Serbia lets mobs set an American Embassy on fire)
(icj1, 26 March 2017 21:02)
Serbia chose to keep with Russia and refused to allow NATO free access to Serbia so that the US could set up bases. The US sold the bombing to their population by demonising the Serbs.
Bosnia was a stalemate because the Serbs would accept nothing less than separation from Croats and Muslims. In their desperation to “keep Bosnia together” and since the other parts are economically unsustainable on their own as RS will join Serbia, out comes this dog’s breakfast called Dayton Plan, or a horse designed by a committee that ends up a camel.
Prior to the bombing the US with help from Thaci killed anyone that did not side with them including the 40 Albanian villagers that CIA agent William Walker claimed were killed by Serbs aka trigger for NATO campaign. Walker got his payoff by being made a director of a company constructing roads in Albania. Just look at it this way, the Albanians who died from NATO bombs died for democracy much like we read today how US bombs killed 200 people in one area of Mosul or 19 medical staff/patients killed in bombing of a hospital in Afghanistan.
The US will never choose diplomacy over war. It’s needs to keep the war complexes going and making the few rich even richer. The average American has been dumbed down to believe anything.
(sj, 27 March 2017 10:27)