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The exercise here: View conflicts and tensions from the other person's view, as well as from ours. See both sides. If the outcry is that Russia is the aggressor aimed at restoring a previous empire -- consider Russia's view of the US, Nato and Europe, or how China or anyone else might view US presence worldwide.= = = = = =
Do each of US, China, Russia -- have the same “right” to establish military and command centers blanketing the earth? Might makes right? Other?
Of course, command centers are declared zones that can exist "all in the mind and on paper" but does their known declaration pose a threat or reaction from countries? (see map below... the European Command [zone] blankets all of Russia... the Pacific Command [zone] blankets all of China)
Do China and Russia have identical rights to station military and command zones around the world? If the US has military presence in the Eastern Hemisphere, should Russia and China feel they have equal access to the Western Hemisphere? Or, does just our sole power give us that right, and no one else? If that's the case, then we should not ***** about Russia expanding an empire, at least not on moral or ethical principles as if "it's bad." It's not. We do it. So we should just say, "Hey, you can't do that. The world is ours." (And you know, we know the right way to live... the American way)
Of course, many Americans readily and fervently approve and feel the US is "exceptional" and has the right to maintain American preeminance and to continue to enjoy Pax Americana. Here is an excellent paper documenting those feelings: The Link "Rebuilding America's Defenses: Project for the New American Century" PDF(Sept 2000). To save time reading it ... think Dick Cheney, Paul Wolfowitz, Robert Kagan (husband of Victoria Nuland, he was on the think tank that wrote the paper).
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New Normal … Africa
A look at US operations in Africa. The Link. Called the “new normal” may be viewed as the model for global US operations the rest of this century. It is not really new, it's been going on for decades. Just modernized and more public than previous. The US for years has injected itself inside countries, aimed at regime change. Just more softly than a gun in your face; and a lot of it based on whatever was learned from WWII Axis, and later from the USSR. Hey, whatever works! Park a Navy around the world, station troops and advisors where you can (up close as you can to everyone); then work within acceptable rules to fund and manage "change movements" inside; and Yell Holy Hell "they are aggressors!" when anyone pushes back.
Do each of US, China, Russia -- have the same “right” to establish military and command centers blanketing the earth? Might makes right? Other?
Of course, command centers are declared zones that can exist "all in the mind and on paper" but does their known declaration pose a threat or reaction from countries? (see map below... the European Command [zone] blankets all of Russia... the Pacific Command [zone] blankets all of China)
Do China and Russia have identical rights to station military and command zones around the world? If the US has military presence in the Eastern Hemisphere, should Russia and China feel they have equal access to the Western Hemisphere? Or, does just our sole power give us that right, and no one else? If that's the case, then we should not ***** about Russia expanding an empire, at least not on moral or ethical principles as if "it's bad." It's not. We do it. So we should just say, "Hey, you can't do that. The world is ours." (And you know, we know the right way to live... the American way)
Of course, many Americans readily and fervently approve and feel the US is "exceptional" and has the right to maintain American preeminance and to continue to enjoy Pax Americana. Here is an excellent paper documenting those feelings: The Link "Rebuilding America's Defenses: Project for the New American Century" PDF(Sept 2000). To save time reading it ... think Dick Cheney, Paul Wolfowitz, Robert Kagan (husband of Victoria Nuland, he was on the think tank that wrote the paper).
= = = = = = = before looking at the map images below
New Normal … Africa
A look at US operations in Africa. The Link. Called the “new normal” may be viewed as the model for global US operations the rest of this century. It is not really new, it's been going on for decades. Just modernized and more public than previous. The US for years has injected itself inside countries, aimed at regime change. Just more softly than a gun in your face; and a lot of it based on whatever was learned from WWII Axis, and later from the USSR. Hey, whatever works! Park a Navy around the world, station troops and advisors where you can (up close as you can to everyone); then work within acceptable rules to fund and manage "change movements" inside; and Yell Holy Hell "they are aggressors!" when anyone pushes back.
