Serb leader in Bosnia calls for abolition of unified army

[Crvena zvezda]

Dodik wants Bosnian army abolished22 January 2008 | 11:53 | Source: Beta BANJA LUKA -- Milorad Dodik proposed that the Bosnia-Herzegovina military be abolished.

The Republic of Srpska (RS) prime minister said that the entire country should be demilitarized.

“There will be armed forces but they will only be used for sending soldiers abroad, because military funds burden the Bosnia-Herzegovina budget by over EUR 300mn a year, which we could use for social and developmental causes,” Dodik said.

He said that the NATO can ensure long-term stability in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

“The current Bosnia-Herzegovina military is a caricature,” he said, adding that the military costs a lot more than international advisors estimated that it would cost when the armed forces were being set up.

Dodik said that Bosnia-Herzegovina is a stable country, without ethnic violence and that it is preparing to sign the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with the EU. He added that there will no longer need to be an International High Representative monitoring the country once the SAA is signed.

“We cannot accept anyone making decisions in our name. We are not political infants,” Dodik said.

He criticized High Representative Miroslav Lajčak, stating that his interventions were responsible for creating chaos in Bosnia-Herzegovina last year.
“I do not wish to be a decoration. I do not want to be Lajčak’s subject. I am well aware of my political power and institutional strength,” Dodik said.

“The Republic of Srpska is an unavoidable and permanent part of Bosnia-Herzegovina. We do not want to be verified as anything else but a part of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Republic of Srpska has a stable budget and billions of dollars in development, so it does not need any kind of destabilization,” Dodik said.

[Ostrogorski]

If you ask me, i think that Dodik is the biggest traitor and enemy of the Serbian nation and Serbian national interests in Bosnia. Not to mention corruption, he and his associates are accused of by other parties.

I still remember that week when Serbs in Bosnia were protesting against the abolishment of Republic of Srpska until Dodik signed the agreement with Americans, and betrayed his own nation. No sign of protests after that.

Republic of Srpska will be abolished, and Dodik will sit and do nothing, while t the same time he builds villas in Belgrade's elite housing quart called Dedinje.

[Crvena zvezda]

Originally Posted by Ostrogorski

If you ask me, i think that Dodik is the biggest traitor and enemy of the Serbian nation and Serbian national interests in Bosnia. Not to mention corruption, he and his associates are accused of by other parties.

I still remember that week when Serbs in Bosnia were protesting against the abolishment of Republic of Srpska until Dodik signed the agreement with Americans, and betrayed his own nation. No sign of protests after that.

Republic of Srpska will be abolished, and Dodik will sit and do nothing, while t the same time he builds villas in Belgrade's elite housing quart called Dedinje.

Dodik came to power because he was seen as being more pro-western then the other politicians in Republika Srpska. His betrayal of his nation and his agreeing to western diktats is something that can be expected.