Posted 13th of June 2014 to the Southland Times Invercargill NZ
Reading Roger Boyes piece on the danger of backing Military Juntas and what is happening now in Iraq makes me want to point out that
For the USA, Military Juntas are way easier to deal with in medieval era nations like those in the Middle East than the assorted tribal, religious and ethnic factions.
So... The British carving up the Map of the Ottoman Empire after the First World War to divide and rule was great for the Western Powers until more recent days.
But since the Americans replaced Britain as the Global Superpower they forgot that like the British and the Ottomans Before you have to be always ready to step in
And wave a big stick around to thwart Medieval Madness, you can’t just walk away and leave them to it or you will have total anarchy. You also have to provide lots of carrots as well.
Thanks to the experimental interventions of George Bush Jnr into this crazy arena the United States of America is now overwhelmed with dead & damaged Young Men sent to try and force democracy on people who don’t even know what it is. While snatching resources. And Donald Rumsfeld manages to make himself yet another Blood Bath to Soak in.
Got any more helpful suggestions Roger Boyes?
Reading Roger Boyes piece on the danger of backing Military Juntas and what is happening now in Iraq makes me want to point out that
For the USA, Military Juntas are way easier to deal with in medieval era nations like those in the Middle East than the assorted tribal, religious and ethnic factions.
So... The British carving up the Map of the Ottoman Empire after the First World War to divide and rule was great for the Western Powers until more recent days.
But since the Americans replaced Britain as the Global Superpower they forgot that like the British and the Ottomans Before you have to be always ready to step in
And wave a big stick around to thwart Medieval Madness, you can’t just walk away and leave them to it or you will have total anarchy. You also have to provide lots of carrots as well.
Thanks to the experimental interventions of George Bush Jnr into this crazy arena the United States of America is now overwhelmed with dead & damaged Young Men sent to try and force democracy on people who don’t even know what it is. While snatching resources. And Donald Rumsfeld manages to make himself yet another Blood Bath to Soak in.
Got any more helpful suggestions Roger Boyes?
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