Serbia and Croatia 20 years later: Will peace in the Balkans last?

2015-08-04T23:57:24-04:00

It's been 20 years since Operation Storm which ended the war and resulted in an independent Croatia.

Can the events that transpired be forgiven or forgotten?

http://news.yahoo.com/croatia-celebrates-serbia-mourns-military-operation-20-years-194609576.html

Croatia celebrates, Serbia mourns military operation 20 years on

Zagreb cheered and Belgrade wept on Tuesday as they marked the 20th anniversary of Operation Storm, which ended the war sparked by Croatia's proclamation of independence from Yugoslavia and caused an exodus of Croatian Serbs. Croatia started celebrating its "liberation" with a military parade, with some 3,000 soldiers and war veterans, 300 vehicles and 30 aircraft in the capital Zagreb, gathering thousands of spectators. Another ceremony,...

Response by COL Charles Williams made Aug 5 at 2015 12:04 AM

2015-08-05T00:04:08-04:00

I hope so... Hard to believe it has been so long ago.

Response by TSgt David L. made Aug 5 at 2015 12:21 AM

2015-08-05T00:21:44-04:00

I was in Bosnia for Joint Guard/Forge and in Albania for the Kosovo conflict. The entire region, much like the Middle East, has too many fundamental and religious issues happening to ever get along with each other. We did what we could and as long as there is no more genocide we need to let them "work" (aka: fight) it out. IMO of course...