What the hell is our dog in the fight?
One answer, I guess. War Is a Force that Gives Us Meaning http://www.amazon.com/War-Force-that-Gives-Meaning/dp/1610393597/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1461093675&sr=1-1&keywords=war+is+a+force+that+gives+us+meaning |
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A failed state can serve as a home for a terrorist base.
But, there are plenty of those nowadays. In this case however, the Chinese should be allowed to try their hand. They are neighbors and interested in maintaining their relative monopoly in rare earth mining. It's also an expansion point for their population. Maybe they convince the Afghans that they are really long lost Chinese and they can be as independent as the Tibetans are. :) Alex "There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge." -- Isaac Asimov |
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we need the dope
always look out for number one and don't step in number two |
Nothing new here (far from it), but still cogent
- (rcareaga)
- (3)
- April 19, 2016, 12:48:51 PM EDT
What the hell is our dog in the fight?
- (dmcarls)
- (2)
- April 19, 2016, 03:22:37 PM EDT
A failed state can serve as a home for a terrorist base.
- (a6l6e6x)
- April 19, 2016, 04:34:09 PM EDT
we need the dope
-NT
- (boxley)
- April 19, 2016, 05:23:55 PM EDT
