THE ROBERT W. WHITAKER ARCHIVE

IT DIDN'T WORK IN BOSNIA, SO LET'S IMPOSE IT ON KOSOVO | 1999-08-28

According to Neely Tucker of Knight Ridder Newspapers, "Resolving Bosnia's dilemma is critical, for the leaders who will sign the pact are basing their hopes for peace in the ravaged Yugoslav province of Kosovo on a Bosnian success story."

The only catch is that Bosnia is a complete disaster. Spanish diplomat Carlos Westendorp has been dictator of Bosnia ever since this multicultural state was formed by brute military force four years ago. The music for a national anthem was picked by Westendorp, because no one in this multicultural state could agree on one. That national anthem has no words, because the multicultural state cannot agree on any. Economic reforms which would change the old Communist system have not occurred, because the multicultural state can't agree on any changes. It is stagnant.

"Westendorp also created Bosnia's new passports, currency, flag, coat of arms and license plates because nobody could agree on any of it."

And the troops have to stay in Bosnia because if they go, everybody agrees that the citizens of this wonderful multicultural state will kill each other.

Like all liberal programs, multicultural Bosnia doesn't WORK (Please see April 17 article, "Balkan Peace: The Case for Segregation").

So everybody agrees it needs to be forced on somebody else (May 8, "Why Power Hungry Elites Want 'Multiculturalism").

Those who want permanent domination through multiculturalism do not worry about ever having to leave places like multicultural Kosovo or multicultural Bosnia. The wonderful thing about a multicultural state is that it doesn't WORK. That means that the international elite, the International Corps of Experts, will stay and rule forever.

As one resident put it, "As long as Bosnia exists, NATO must stay. The minute NATO leaves, Bosnia will be destroyed." So for millions of people, every decision will be made by Westendorp or one of his fellow bureaucrats.

In the end, multiculturalism only exists when it is enforced. For those who rule by enforcing it, this is just fine.