In Kosovo, in particular, the international protectorate's claim to be fashioning a law-governed, multi-ethnic state is wearing thin.

ECONOMIST: Macedonia

The idea of partition is intolerable to the UN administration in Kosovo, committed to a single multi-ethnic state.

BBC: NEWS | Europe | Kosovo Serbs face hard choices

Although its war in Iraq serves their goal of preventing a post-Saddam Iraq from developing into a coherent, multi-ethnic, stable state governed by the rule of law, al-Qaida is not an Iranian (or Syrian) organization.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Where America and Iraq converge

With the optimism, energy and determination characteristic of its people, Kosovo has made significant progress in solidifying the gains of independence and in building the institutions of a modern, multi-ethnic, inclusive and democratic state.

WHITEHOUSE: The White House

"With the optimism, energy and determination characteristic of its people, Kosovo has made significant progress in solidifying the gains of independence and in building the institutions of a modern, multi-ethnic, inclusive and democratic state, " he said.

BBC: Kosovo declared 'fully independent'