By a hairsbreadth, they've escaped being bombed by the world. But as the Turks are not in danger of being bombed, the comparison is irrelevant anyway. What counts now is that the threat of bombing the Serbs is on hold through not eliminated.
Historical patterns have a tendency to harden into eternal inertia.
My subject is the population's advantage in regional reconciliation. Abdic was on the right path. The people knew it then forgot about it when the outside powers caused his defeat. In the name of the same philosophy Israel unilaterally relies on the USA, neglecting other important alternatives like looking for alliances with the Arabs. I once spoke at a meeting between Polish and Ukrainian groups in a Toronto Ukrainian church.