The USA has not always been Israel’s friend.
I. Introduction
It is common knowledge that, in international affairs, emotions defer to self-interest. As George Orwell noted in his masterpiece, “1984″, the flux of circumstance may render yesterday’s foe tomorrow’s friend.
Thus, ever since the USA bombed Yugoslavia in 1999 and then proceeded to champion the cause of the restive Albanian minority in 2001 (amidst a bloodied insurgency), America was widely considered by many Macedonians as the enemy. A mere 7 years later, Bush’s United States has become Macedonia’s last hope and great supporter in its conflict with Greece over the “name issue”.
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