The Geopolitical Game

[VioletLake]

The Radical Republican Right has permanently altered the dynamic of the geopolitical game. By violating the game's only sacred rule, it set events into motion that cannot be contained. We're living through another "turning point" in our history. I'm afraid that our lives are permanently altered as well.

Your thoughts?

[bullimiami]

1. you got it right.

by stealing control of the most powerful force in the world and twisting it to their own, quite selfish and nasty, ends they have started something big.

The law of unintended consequences will have a lot of surprises in store for us all.

[RafterMan]

2. What sacred rule is that?

[VioletLake]

3. unprovoked aggression n/t

[RafterMan]

4. Panama

[VioletLake]

5. vietnam, granada...

This one is different and more substantial for many reasons.

[RafterMan]

6. I agree that the consequences could be very serious

much more serious than Vietnam. But I don't think any bright line has been crossed -- the US just gravely misread the world's political climate this time around.

[VioletLake]

7. I wouldn't attribute the misreading to the US.

It's the leadership, and they know exactly what they're doing.

[RafterMan]

8. Heh

I find I always use "we" when referring to real Americans and "the US" or "the Americans" when referring to the Bush crew.

I wish I felt they knew what they were doing, but I agree with your original post about "events that cannot be contained". If worst comes to worst, the blowback won't be anything they bargained for. Unless you think he's trying to bring on the Rapture...

[VioletLake]

9. Rapture? Heavens, no! ;)

They're not as stupid as the distractions that some of their followers thrive on.

They're making a play to control the earth, not heaven.

[VioletLake]

10. Just a little kick

before I let it sink.

:hi:

[Make7]

11. The only rule is....

the one(s) with the most guns make the rules.

-Make7

[VioletLake]

12. That's what the game looks like

without civilization, history, and rules.

It's the law of the jungle: our "new" reality.

[Make7]

13. There is nothing new about it.

Has a grand commitment to civilization suddenly been abandoned? (Did I miss it?)
_____

Did Mexico provoke the US?
Did Vietnam provoke France?
Did Ethiopia provoke Italy?
Did Poland provoke Germany?
Did Cambodia provoke the US?
Did Afghanistan provoke the USSR?
_____

How many millions died in World War I?
How many millions died in World War II?
How many millions died in Korea?
How many millions died in Indochina?
_____

The theme appears ominously constant to me.

-Make7

[VioletLake]

15. Of course there's nothing new about it.

"Has a grand commitment to civilization suddenly been abandoned? (Did I miss it?)"

Are you kidding?

[tedzbear]

14. I think Iraq is just more of the same old thing.

It's just that our naked aggression is more, well, NAKED.

[VioletLake]

16. There are always people willing to abandon

our "grand commitment to civilization." Some are more willing - and able - than others. Like the people responsible for the events you listed.

There's no doubt that this "theme" runs through our history. Here's how it works:

1. People abandon the grand commitment to civilization.
2. Death and destruction follow.
3. Civilization refines the geopolitical game in order to prevent the theme from repeating itself.

Despite this theme, history trends toward laws and peaceful resolution to conflict. Laws are not negated by the fact that there are always people willing to break them.

What was the point of creating the UN if the only law we're willing to recognize is the law of the jungle?

I know, it's the UN's fault that it's irrelevant. :eyes:

Are laws a mirage designed to fool people like Make7 and Violet Lake?

Has the Bush gang permanently altered the dynamic of the geopolitical game? Absolutely.

Is it different this time in comparison with the other crimes that our government has committed in recent history? Absolutely.

More later...

[From the south]

17. What was the games "only sacred rule"?

just curious