So Kosovo is independent now.
The last two lines in this NYT story make no sense to me:
European Union officials said Britain, France, and Germany were expected to recognize Kosovo 24 hours after the declaration, to try to stop prevent Moscow and Belgrade from trying to rally opposition to the independence declaration. The recognition of Kosovo by the United States [and] other European Union member states was expected to follow in the coming days.
President Bush, speaking Sunday in Tanzania on a tour of Africa, said the United States would continue to work to prevent violence in Kosovo in the wake of the proclamation, while reaching out to Serbia. “We will fight in each and every international forum,” he said. “Kosovo is part of Serbia.”
So wait, Bush is against a free Kosovo but the US is ok with it? Huh?
Update: Correction: An earlier version of this article incorrectly attributed to President Bush a statement that he did not make. The president did not say “Kosovo is part of Serbia.”
