To: nuke44 who wrote (2771 ) 4/8/1999 11:27:00 PM From: George Papadopoulos Respond to of 17770
>Greece will be involved in armed conflict with Macedonia and/or Albania within the next two years, if an abrupt halt isn't called to the spreading conflict in the Balkans. Abrupt halt....let's do that... The bottom line is that the bombing made the fear of "spreading conflict" closer to reality. >Greece is only waiting for the conflicts to reach it's borders before "responding to Albanian and Macedonian agression". Well, the bombing has brought the coflict closer, that's for sure. As far as Greece having aggressive territorial intentions that is baloney! Greeks are love minded always but will fight to death if any country attacks and threatens their sovereignty and dignity (just like the Serbs are doing). I am proud to have Greek blood in me because Greeks are the only people who have stood by the Serbs. Greeks believe what NATO is ding is criminally wrong and blatant aggression which threatens world and Balkan stability gravely! >(Hell Greece was willing to go to war with Macedonia because of it's name. Come on, we would not go to war for just a name, are you serious? We will just cut off the borders and let them become another Albania. If they did not have the trade ties with Greece, that country will not exist. As far as the name goes, Greeks still do not like to have an independent country call itself Macedonia, which is a Greek province, has been for ages....here we go another Balkan story. >Greece claims proprietary control of the name "Macedonia" Sure it has been patented by Greeks! >Greece is fully aware that Turkey would come to the aid of Muslims in Macedonia and Albania at the drop of a hat Strategically, being surrounded by nations friendly to Turkey is not in Greece's interests...Duh! > but their hate for the Turks has created a blind spot in their collective national sight hate? dislike maybe, but not hate...people are people, it's the governments that get to play off this nationalistic crap (hmm, sounds familiar?)...We would like Turkey to stop ILLEGALLY (see that word has no meaning anymore) occupying Cyprus and stop grambling about the internationally accepted borders in Aegean...that's all. >and also causes them to forget that Turkey has ripped them a new asshole every time they've traded punches since Greece obtained independence from the Ottoman Empire. Oooh nuky boy...if I could go back further I am sure I would win this one...But as long as we got the veto power of who gets in the EU Greece will be fine. >A shooting war between Greece and Turkey would make every thing that has happened in the Balkans to date look like schoolyard fistfight. Hmm, two NATO members going at it.....oh gosh this gets very confusing, will NATO come to intervene, the US, the Arab League or what?