Bill Clinton Statue Unveiled In Kosovo

Thousands of ethnic Albanians braved low temperatures and cold wind in Kosovo's capital city Pristina Sunday for the unveiling of a statue of former President Bill Clinton and to catch a glimpse of the real Bill Clinton who was taking part in ceremonies.

Clinton's 11-foot statue will stand a main boulevard that also bears his name.
Bill Clinton, Former US President:

"I must say, I never expected that anywhere, someone would make such a big statue of me."

Clinton is celebrated as a hero by Kosovo's ethnic Albanian majority for launching NATO's bombing campaign against Yugoslavia in 1999 that stopped the brutal Serb forces' crackdown on independence-seeking ethnic Albanians in which 10-thousand ethnic Albanians were killed and about 800-thousand were forced out of their homes.

This was Clinton's first visit to Kosovo since it declared independence from Serbia last year.
In a speech before Kosovo's 120-seat assembly, Clinton encouraged lawmakers to forgive and move on from the violence of the past.
Bill Clinton, Former US President:

"You're off to an unbelievably good start. I am proud of you. I am grateful that I had a chance to play a small role and now I pray that you will make the most of the opportunity you have created."

Clinton waved to the crowd as the red cover was pulled off from the statue to thunderous applause.

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[klopatnik]

God bless USA, we never forget your help.

[mrnaim]

Amazing! Good job Kosova!

[MegaMrso]

@MegaMrso their help

[MegaMrso]

@klopatnik You will realise their "helo" in the comming years. America never helps for free.There is always a big price...

[HybodusStudios]

serb soil NEVER HAD ENTHNIC RATS!!! MEDIA RIGHT HERE JUST LIED!!

[TheMattd546]

president bush will get something like this in iraq one day, trust me, give it alot of time, he will be rememberd there as a president that set them free from a bad brutal dictator maybe in afghan to, for getting rid of the terror network in that country, who knows, at first when clinton went in to kosovo they said the same thing about getting clinton for war crimes, now they love him

[michaelAdelman1]

Nice job.

[ccd101]

Disgusting. At 0:44, one war criminal shakes hands with another.