Serbs are hurt because the United States supported the act of Kosovo Metohia province independence early this year. They have a
moderate hope for change in American diplomacy led by the new president Barack Obama. Although former State Department
officials like Richard Holbrooke may
be appointed, it looks like Serbs and the world outside America can expect a new age of hospitality and cooperation as a consequence of the latest
presidential election in the United States.
Nemanja Avramović claims there would be
no crucial change in American politics towards Serbia. Still, he is optimistic (SRP):
Barack Obama […] is the new
president of the United States. I know this probably does not mean anything for Serbia
(directly), because U.S. policy towards Serbia and Kosovo will not change. Although if the new
president of the United States really fulfills his election promises, the situation would be at
least a little better all over the world, and therefore indirectly in Serbia as well.
Sivi Soko (”Gray Falcon”) thinks (SRP) Obama's
“Change” came out to be like Serbian president Boris Tadić's “Better
Life” campaign - a story for election use only:
The daily newspaper [Glas
Javnosti] published [an
essay (SRP)] by [Srđa
Trifković] about how the result of elections in America would impact Serbia.
[…]
[…] However, we learn that the “transition” team has appointed some former
employees of [Bill Clinton]'s State
Department. One of them now works for the [Albright
Group] (company [owned by Madeleine
Albright]). […]
“The only way for some big change to happen in American relations with the Balkan area
would be if Serbia acted strongly with aggressive diplomacy efforts. With this government in
Belgrade, this is, of course, completely impossible.”
In another post, Sivi Soko adds:
Have you ever thought that the euphoria with which some Americans perceive Barack Hussein Obama
may be similar to the euphoria with which some Serbs experienced [Slobodan
Milošević]? Both politicians promised changes.
[…]
The choice of [Rahm Emanuel] for head of
the office could be a good thing, because he was one of the prominent members of the Serbian
committee in Congress. But the real test will be Obama's choice for head of diplomacy. If he
chooses [Richard Holbrooke], [the
future relations with Serbia] would be [very bad].
Rivera jokes (or
not) (SRP):
[…] I am fed up with our domestic problems and issues […]. Thus - let's go straight
to Havana! [Fidel Castro] has lived to
see to another American president. It is the first time he said something nice about one of them
- “Obama was an intelligent fellow.”
Think for a moment how the meeting between Fidel and [Raul Castro] and the American president
Barack Obama would look like on the coast [of Cuba]. They would drink coca-cola and rum with a
lot of ice. They would be saying cheers to one another. Barack would say:
“Fuck it, forget what happened. Let's move on!”
To this - cheers!
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