Kosovo: Yes -- CSA: No

So the Kosovars have gone and done it. Good for them. Much like the Slovenes, Croats, Bosnians, Macedonians, Montenegrins, Czechs, and Slovaks, they have peacefully asserted the right of the governed to choose who does the governing. They no longer wished to be part of Serbia, so they withdrew from the Union. The US government supported their move. I'm glad.

But it seems that back home in the good 'ole USA, such treasonous thoughts are strictly verboten. Our government has already shown what happens to people who attempt to peacefully withdraw from a government they have come to deem oppressive: war, oppression and "reconstruction". Foreigners are encouraged to break away from oppressive regimes and form new nations. Just don't try it at home.

Think about that the next time you look lovingly at the image on your $5 bill.