Перед тем как наступить на грабли

Кое-кому (не будем называть имен) следует прислушаться к тем, кто уже успел сам наступить на тщательно приготовленные им же самим грабли. Которые тогда казались единственно возможным и справедливым решением.

William Montgomery: The Balkan Mess Redux

In both those countries [Bosnia and Kosovo], we have become trapped in policy "boxes" that make it impossible to achieve stability or long-term solutions, despite enormous investments of personnel and resources for almost two decades.This is because we continue to insist that it is possible, with enough pressure and encouragement, to establish fully functioning multiethnic societies in Bosnia and Kosovo with no change in borders. And we have consistently ignored all evidence to the contrary and branded as obstructionist anyone who speaks openly about alternative approaches....

In both Kosovo and Bosnia, we need to consider different solutions - ones which we may not like and which will have complications of their own, but which will be really...achievable. This is the only way the international community can bring its involvement in the Balkans to an end. In Kosovo, this probably means some form of partition between the Albanians and the Serbs combined with joint recognition, pledges of full rights for minorities and a variety of sweeteners from the EU. Bosnia is more complicated. There, a solution probably involves shaping a different relationship within Bosnia and permitting the Republika Srpska, the Serbian portion of the divided country, to hold a referendum on independence. This would have to include a lot of guarantees about future relationships, and be done as a complete package led and implemented by the international community.

Это не пацан-политтехнолог говорит. Не образованец-спичрайтер - творец "откровений от телепромптера". Это говорит один из архитекторов и строителей Дейтонских соглашений. Такие вот дела. 

ЭТО не прошло в относительно цивилизованной и спокойной Европе. За каким хером (pardon  my French) вы собираетесь тащить эти же грабли к нам, на Ближний Восток, а? 

PS Выделения болдом - мои.

Ну вот, он и сказал

Многословно, многозначно, но - сказал. Посмотим, посмотрим. Сейчас нашего премьера начнут рвать "свои". В пух и перья.