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Don't forget Kosovo James D. Zirin's "What's going on in Kosovo?" (Commentary, Sunday) is unique in that it relates to Kosovo — an area apparently no longer deemed newsworthy. Unfortunately, the article's uniqueness ended there. Mr. Zirin rehashed much of the sophistry that led to the attack on Yugoslavia and asserted that the Serbian minority in Kosovo is being protected from the Muslim Albanian majority by NATO forces. That's a near-empty assertion because more than 130 Serbian Orthodox churches were destroyed and hundreds of Serbian civilians were murdered during last year's "kristallnacht," carried out by the Albanian Muslims, all since NATO has been providing "protection." As for the list of the four basic elements to a settlement to which "everyone" agrees: (1) protection of minority rights, (2) a guarantee Kosovo will not be partitioned, (3) a solution that does not include making Kosovo part of a Greater Albania and (4) independence from Belgrade's rule — it's more likely that "everyone" disagrees with one or more of the elements. As for a clear exit strategy, the United States didn't build Camp Bondsteel (and possibly others in the area) because it intends to leave soon. That brings one back to the original question: What is going on in Kosovo? It's time to learn why the United States became engaged and appears to be planning to retain a military presence in the Balkans. BOB VUNOVICH Clarksburg, Md. |
