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Exactly, it has been pointed out reoeatedly here that the first big blunder took ace when France and Germany rushed to recognise their WWI allies (Serbia and Croatia respectively).

We have met the enemy, and he is us — Pogo
by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Dec 10th, 2007 at 03:58:35 PM EST
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Wrong. Serbia was never recognized by France... it remained "rump Yugoslavia" with Montenegro. Slovenia, Croatia and then Bosnia were recognized - all at the behest of Germany partnering with the US.
by vladimir on Mon Dec 10th, 2007 at 04:06:56 PM EST
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