If all the balkan countries were left to fight a war with no outer balkan interference who would win?
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Serbia.. No doubt about that. Serbia is the most powerful country in the Balkans.
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I don't see how anyone can 'win' a war, unless it's a bloodless one. Everybody loses.
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First, let's get things straightened out.The situation in Kosovo has no relation [at all] to your examples stated.\n\nThis problem started at the end of World War One. Russia wins the Russo-Turk War and therefore has control over the terms of territorial loss of the Ottoman Empire. Russia [planning to make a dwarf clone of the Soviet Union in the Balkans] makes up a team of delegates [Bulgaria, Rumania, Serbia, Montenegro, and Greece] to decide the fate of the Balkans - The Treaty of Bucharest of 1913.\n\nBulgaria [initially intended to be the center of the Slavic Kingdom in the Balkans] had the largest territory by far within the Balkans, including additional Albanian territory added to its province of Macedonia (1)\n\nHowever, Western Powers feared a Soviet influenced Bulgaria would make way for a Soviet outlet into the Aegean Sea. This territory, as a result, was ceded to Greece (2).\n\nGreece also cooperated with the alliance of Serbia and Montenegro to split up Bulgaria's province of Macedonia and Albanian territory amongst themselves. Greece and Serbia nearly double their original territory(3).\n\nThese three countries outnumbered Bulgaria's and Rumania's say in the Treaty and a new center of a Slavic kingdom is settled, which is to be Serbia's YUGOSLAVIA.\n\nEthnic cleansing of the Albanians were commited by both Serbia and Greece to have a legitimate reason in controlling the territories of Kosovo and Chameria respectively (4).\n\nIn conclusion, Kosovo [which Serbia only used to drain its resources] should gain its independence to correct the end results of treaties that ceded territory to countries other than the population of its inhabitants.\n\n**** Dear third answerer,\nNote Vojvodina and that Kosovo as a province had loss of territory to Serbia and Montenegro\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vojvodina\n\n"honestly i've never heard of greeks commiting any crimes against albanians..."\nQuote: Joseph Jacobs, head of the US Mission in Albania (1945-1946) wrote:\n\nIn March 1945 units of Zervas's dissolved forces carried out a massacre of Chams in the Filiates area, and practically cleared the district of the Albanian minority. According to all the information I have been able to gather on the Cham issue, in the fall of 1944 and during the first months of 1945, the authorities in north-western Greece perpetrated savage brutality by evicting some 25,000 Chams - residents of Chameria - from their homes. They were chased across the border after having been robbed of their land and property. Hundreds of male Chams from the ages of 15 to 70 were interned on the islands of the Aegean Sea. In total 102 mosques were burnt down.\n\n"non-albanians in kosovo live in ww2-alike ghettos with no electical power and plumbings"\n\nCould this be Serbia's fault ????? \n****
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ecuador, they are just better, they beat poland, and poland barely lost against germany, and they had 10 men, if u ask me, i even think that ecuador could beat germany. but, we'll find out later.
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Switzerland is proud of having never been to war for several hundred years (since 1400-something-or-other, I think). I guess it would be the best choice.\n\nOr Costa Rica - it has been a world leadrer in demilitarisation in recent years. It's had struggles in the past but these days it is truly a pioneer in the creation of a peaceful world.
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Ukraine! We'd beat them to death with cabbage!
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Serbia and Montenegro \nAGUANTE ARGENTINA
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Nobody wins.\n\nThe last time we "won" we had to kill hundreds of thousands of civilians in both Germany and Japan. If our self-styled leadership wants to go big, and basically exterminate one of the Muslim factions in Iraq, we could slow things down for a short while, and bring our kids home.\n\nThen we could send the chairborne rangers (see above) over and let them flap their gums at the Iraqis. Nothing like tough talk from a bunch of wimpy kids to set things straight, you bet!
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Serbia - maybe coz this state had in qualifications the best defence
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U.S.A all the way!!!\n\nOh wait, they already lost.
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The correct answer is: it depends on the conditions.  Each tank was designed for a particular type of battle - on its own 'turf' each tank would defeat the other.
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The US would win.  The Chinese historically use the wave attack which has never worked against the US defense.  Our industrial might is well above theirs at the moment so we can mass produce the ammo and munition needed.\n\nOur war planes have shown time and time again to be superior to the Mig which they use so we would have air superiority.  Once we take the skies we will totally destroy their logistics and make it real hard to get ammo up to their front.  This would make resisting our ground troops much harder since they won't be able to shoot back too well.\n\nBut this is all academic, I doubt we will ever go to war with China.  In the big scheme of things it would be rather fruitless for both sides.
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United States and UK are like hunters stranded in the jungle,Iran and Israel are like hunting dogs ,Dogs will fight more often than hunters if the worst comes to worst.Any way neither side could win because they are still stranded.
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Serbia and Montenegro!The only team who scored against them was Spain!1:1 in Madrid!
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Serbia and Montenegro, of course!
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Actually, according to a Pentagon war study group back in the late 90's, Israel would win. It comes back to fighting on home turf, as well as Israel knows the US's war plans, so Israel would be able alter the war strategy accordingly, thus keeping one step ahead of US forces.\n\nUnless, of course, you are talking about going nuclear, in which case, the US would win hands down.
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Russia stretches all the way from Europe to Asia. The "middle east" is not stricty defined in Geography but basically means those countries stuck in the middle between asia, europe and africa; maybe that's why they are always fighting!