Electoral Bait

With a hopeful heart going to breakfast in Washington, Deputy Prime Minister Ivica Dacic returned satisfied with his performance. He told the public that he had spoken with U.S. Congressmen Dan Burton, Dana Rohrabacher and Michael Turner. He said that they showed understanding for his idea of an “equitable delimitation of Kosovo and Metohija.”

In this interview, recounted Dacic, the congressmen “stressed the need to” build closer bilateral relations between Washington and Belgrade, while keeping in mind that “America is the greatest power in the world,” and that Serbia is “the largest country in the Balkans.” Somehow in this conversation he “failed to remember” some larger countries such as Turkey, Romania and Greece.

To support his thesis, Dacic revealed to the congressmen that support for the European integration of Serbia has fallen below 50 percent. A likely result is that the referendum could fail and support could turn away from joining the EU and rather toward building better relations with Russia. Dacic pointedly asked if it would it be in the interest of the United States if Russia offered military defense to Serbia?.

While our police minister was trying to impress the congressmen, the head of American diplomacy, Hillary Clinton, immediately after breakfast, welcomed Slobodan Petrovic, Vice President of the Kosovo government, into the State Department.

The opposition would add “Hashim Taci’s Serbs.” The “detail” reveals how the hosts were “impressed” by the possibility of setting up a Russian missile shield in Serbia, truly revealing the importance of some guests and the sides on which the American administration is choosing to play. A Russian missile shield in Serbia remains the only bait in future elections considering volatile factors.