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Originally Posted by Wisdom_Seeker
Yes I agree and I am not saying they all hold the "noble" flag. However, they are on their lands, they hold a large section of that region, and peace and stability is in their interest even if they are baddies.
America should not be in the M/E, it has no business there, it shud have no interest in there, just like Iran has no interest in America, just like Hizbullah has no interest in America. Say Iran decides that America is not sharing its Texas oil and that its supplies will end in 30 years time, should it invade Texas and ship its oil to Iran? It can justify the invasion by saying that the Bush Administration is barbaric, and Bush is a dictator and has developed WMDs, America has used nuclear weapons before and can use them again so we must disarm them etc.... you get the point. The Americans should stay inside their borders, and should stop messing about with Middle Eastern affairs.
So the conclusion I personally reached and I am sure the vast majority of this world has reached, .... America is unwanted in the Middle East, it shouldnt be there, and like I said, all parties in the region should unite to terminate this unwanted illegal presence in the region for the good of all countries of the region.
You know what pisses me off most? America has the power to do good, but its using the vast majority of this power to do evil. Lets see!. In the Myanmar disaster, whats the number of dead till now? 25,000??? How much money did the US give? I read this morning that it donated through USAid $ 3 Million. WTF is this? this is the value of a villa in LA! But how much did it put aside for wars that kill 100,000s of people? Trillions of dollars. Enough said!
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This looks like more of the same thing, though, demonizing America. No foreign state influence is really wanted anywhere, but it's a fact of international relations that there are stronger states and weaker states, and that the former impose their will on the latter. A rather regime of international law and international institutions has developed over the decades, but there is still no denying that powerful states can and will do what they desire. If history had a different trajectory, then it is entirely possible that North America would be subject to foreign occupation and manipulation. When it comes to the energy supply that makes civilization work, it is not just a "Middle Eastern affair," either. Every industrial and developing state has an interest in what happens to the oil supply of the world.
Also, it's a weak attempt, IMO, to attack the American government pledging money to Burma. If that is so bad, why not comment on the fact that America is one of the more actively opposed states to the military junta that is essentially the reason so many people died because of lack of infrastructure? Why not villify China or India or Russia for supporting the junta with business and weapons?