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So do we(NATO etc) fight for Kosovo if need be?
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I missed the "or else" portion of your post. What exactly is Russia going to do about it besides talk?
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I think its the very beginnings of a Cold War like situation...
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Not even close.
No, Russia is not going to stick it's neck out for Kosovo if push comes to shove. They arent going to commit suicide (real or economic) just so that Serbia can continue to oppress Kosovo.
They are pragmatists. And thats the weakness of pragmatism you see...you have no balls.
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Yes, Russia backes the Serbians and we will do that again and again.
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You forgot to put "backs" in quotes.
Russia can "back" them all they want. But ultimately it will mean nothing, because Russia will never confront us over Kosovo.
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You want to put us in our place.
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Russia is already in it's place IMO.
The reality is that we are both economically and militarily more powerful than Russian. Even if it was JUST the US that supported Kosovo independence, Russia could do nothing to stop us. But it's not just us...it is NATO as well.
Sorry Russia. Looks like you will have to find a way to live with it. If it makes you feel better, you could make empty threats the same way the PRC does about Taiwan.
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Do you want to fight Global Thermonuclear War over it?
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Wont happen.
That threat might mean something from a non-democracy. I could believe that a dictator would use nukes over something as trivial as Kosovo. But a democracy? Not a chance. They stand to gain nothing and lose everything. Russians are (sadly) not idealists. So they will cave.