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I'm not going to spell it out for you.
Originally posted by DJW001
reply to post by Corruption Exposed
I don't blame Iran and Russia for being concerned about American military expansion in the region. It's all but clear what they're trying to do, and they have almost completed their goal.
Please explain what you think it's clear that they're trying to do, and how this map supports your conclusion.
Originally posted by Atzil321
The united states is estimated to have anything from 700 millitary bases around the world to more than 1,000. They are not an aggressive nation and only have all our best interests at heart by spreading peace and democracy Here is a nice graphic of their grip on our little blue dot. nationalpostnews.files.wordpress.com...Click to expand.
Originally posted by DJW001
I agree that the US is overvaluing the strategic importance of the area. Petroleum should have been eliminated as an energy source by the end of the last century. As soon as the new technology comes online, the Gulf area will have nothing of any value but year round port facilities for the Russian Federation. Then Iran can go back to living peacefully in the 16th Century where it belongs.
Originally posted by Frira
But I think the Iraqi invasion and taking-out Saddam was likely a mere tactic in a greater US strategy...
The genius of you Americans is that you never make clear-cut stupid moves, only complicated stupid moves which make the rest of us wonder at the possibility that we might be missing something.
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Originally posted by cloudyday
Originally posted by Frira
But I think the Iraqi invasion and taking-out Saddam was likely a mere tactic in a greater US strategy...
I was thinking that too, but I've never heard anybody present a reasonable explanation. George Friedman from Stratfor seemed to argue that the Iraq invasion was a way to keep Saudi Arabia in check. But here is the best explanation I have heard from President Nasser:
The genius of you Americans is that you never make clear-cut stupid moves, only complicated stupid moves which make the rest of us wonder at the possibility that we might be missing something.
Gamal Abdel Nasser
edit on 15-12-2011 by cloudyday because: (no reason given)
Very succinctly put. There is no honest justification for this type of military presence in the rest of the world except Imperialism and Empire. This is the exact thing our forefathers and President Eisenhower warned us against. I believe that the American people will suffer even greater than they have in our blood and treasure because of the warmongering done in the name of security and spreading democracy. Ron Paul is this countries only hope.
Originally posted by texas thinker
Very interesting maps no matter how you interpret them. That is a whole lot of American blood and treasure out there. The necessity for that kind of overseas presence certainly can't be honestly justified. If only 25% of all this overseas expenditure was stopped I wonder how much that might cut our defense budget, and how many of our young folks serving could be brought home to control borders and provide service here, improving our domestic problems on many fronts. (overspending, illegal immigration).
Originally posted by anonentity
reply to post by Dinogur
Thats a great analogy 'Rome in its dying days"..But Rome never died it just changed. When it finaly changed everyone was "Romanised"....Most of the world can be said to have Americanised after the second world war,pheraps the trick is when everything was Romanised the point of its existance had ceased...mabey thats the same with America?