<<then why didn't Greece support the NATO move? Don't you think they would be worried since they are right next door?>>
No, because the Greeks (orthodox) are long time supporters of the Serbs. Its a miracle we have held them on board for this long, especially in talks of setting up a muslim Kosovar government, which would definately threaten Greek interests in regards Turkey. Which brings us to what security risks were involved to NATO:
Greece and Turkey have been at each others throats for a decade. The very day that we started operations in Kosovo it was learned that a Greek AA missile unit lit up a Turkish F16 in international waters, nearly sparking an open conflict between those two nations. Now, the Greeks are long time supporters of their fellow Orthodox Serbs, and Turkey is a supporter of muslim Kosovar Albanians. The Greeks fear that the Kosovars could be used by Turkey to put pressure on Greece, and Turkey opposes Serbian crackdowns on Kosovar Albanians. The potential for the outbreak of open hostilities between two NATO nations, inflamed by the Kosovo situation, and the potential for drawing in Albania and other neighboring countries, is not far fetched. Several years ago when Bosnia was finally cooling off, Kosovo and Macedonia were recognized as the potential endgame flame points in the Balkans. This is not a new development invented for propoganda. This is quite public knowledge which has been commented upon for several years now. Nuke is quite on target. |
