Considering that this is EXACTLY the approach they are choosing to employ in Africa, I am inclined to agree with you on this point. Having said that, the invasion of Afghanistan went off without a hitch - it's just a shame that they had absolutely no post-invasion strategy other than letting the country languish into a vicious insurgency. Of course, had they done something to clean up the place after the Russians called it quits, this whole mess might have been avoided altogether...
Do you think we'll see a world war in our lifetime?
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The aggrieved are mostly dead or senile. WWII ended 67 years ago. The pseudo-aggrieved are nationalistic politicians (on all sides) who attempt to use past horrors as justification for new horrors, so that they can advance their own agendas. Usually to make money or gain greater power.
And they motivate the sheep to follow them. Sheep who follow their human biological urge for conflict and hate.
I'm old enough to remember the Soviet Empire. Worrying about the last Cold War was bad enough. So I'm not going to spend my life dwelling on the "next" one. With any luck, it'll be sometime in the 2060's before China gets the idea of worldwide conquest. Until then, they'll be happy to let Uncle Sam play at being the world's "force for good".
I'm a bit late for this thread, but a little reminder of where we were doesn't hurt anyone.
In the 1950's bomb shelter's were built because people were so sure there was going to be a world war between Russia and the US.
1960 it came damn close to happening with the Cuba missile crisis.
Me in university 1984, the first book I was assigned to had to deal the the ramifications of a nuclear holicaust.
Mid 90-2000's Russia goes bankrupt partially due to their war in Afghanistan. Back then THEY were arming the taliban.
Now the danger is either Iran with a nuclear bomb, or the sale of a dirty bomb to an extremist group. I think either is likely in our lifetime and the real danger is if the later happens, and it will.
So world war? No, a nuclear attack of some kind from someone..sooner or later, yes.
Why? Because we're starting to play a dangerous game of wack a mole and sooner or later, it's going to be apparent that you can't contain everybody (with bad intentions) every where for all of the time.
In the 1950's bomb shelter's were built because people were so sure there was going to be a world war between Russia and the US.
1960 it came damn close to happening with the Cuba missile crisis.
Me in university 1984, the first book I was assigned to had to deal the the ramifications of a nuclear holicaust.
Mid 90-2000's Russia goes bankrupt partially due to their war in Afghanistan. Back then THEY were arming the taliban.
Now the danger is either Iran with a nuclear bomb, or the sale of a dirty bomb to an extremist group. I think either is likely in our lifetime and the real danger is if the later happens, and it will.
So world war? No, a nuclear attack of some kind from someone..sooner or later, yes.
Why? Because we're starting to play a dangerous game of wack a mole and sooner or later, it's going to be apparent that you can't contain everybody (with bad intentions) every where for all of the time.
the next war will be total genocide ,
the wiping out of races of the human species.
the Genetic Bomb , targeting ????? whom????
the wiping out of races of the human species.
the Genetic Bomb , targeting ????? whom????
This is the only part that really matters but is also the part that those in power don't really consider all that much
It's just terrible all around and now more terrible things will be added on top.
Why can't people just be decent to each other?
Why can't people just be decent to each other?
No big deal. I'm not the type that's stuck in a chair staring at a screen all day. Just most of the daySorry mate.
Sometimes geeks loose touch with reality as I have often seen first hand.
I thought that maybe……….
And how do you do that... when the USA is run by big money... in big oil...
.and it not that the big money have not tried to diversafy.. They have... they went to
nucluar power... which has not paned out.... they were there for the big profits ..but got caught by the big problems... The problems with oil ars small and easy to solve.. with money... guns and bombs.. and it is not in the rich back yard
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That why this continues.. people are allway exspendable... there will be more
.and it not that the big money have not tried to diversafy.. They have... they went to
nucluar power... which has not paned out.... they were there for the big profits ..but got caught by the big problems... The problems with oil ars small and easy to solve.. with money... guns and bombs.. and it is not in the rich back yard
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That why this continues.. people are allway exspendable... there will be more
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