Sunday, June 26, 2005
Globalization and Security VII (conclusion)
Thoughts on US International Directions
Stemming from the previous sections of this paper are a number of policies and directions that it is felt the US should follow in dealing with other nations. A broad summary of these suggested policies and directions is given here, together with the status in parentheses of the policies actually in force by the US gevernment:
1. Support globalization and free trade efforts worldwide. (current policy)
2. Support developing nations with bilateral trade agreements, loans and aid. (current policy)
3. Maintain a "Leviathan force" to discourage aggressive nations, thus providing a security umbrella for smaller, and less powerful nations. (current policy)
4. Support the growth of democracy worldwide, instead of supporting stability via dictatorships. (a new policy direction being implemented now)
5. Maintain mutual defense treaties now in force and help maintain the forces needed by nations for their own defense. (current policy)
6. Strengthen, and give urgency to anti-proliferation efforts. (current policy)
7. Maintain forces trained for counter-insurgency and occupation duties. (not being done as yet for occupation specialists as part of the DOD Transformation effort, but the concept is under consideration)
8. Support freedom of the seas, but not via the LOST (Law of the Seas Treaty). (not clear, yet to be ratified)
9. Support reformation of the UN without giving up the veto or any form of sovereignty. Consider reducing the US role and contributions, so long as the UN is simply an anti-US forum. ( being considered now)
10. Continue to deny the authority of the ICC, and to execute separate treaties with individual nations to protect our citizens and warfighters. (current policy)
11. Continue to support Iraq in the war against insurgency, to develop the security needed for the new government to prevail, and to help rebuild the infrastructure of the nation. (current policy)
12. Take all steps necessary to stop the nuclear proliferation programs of Iran and North Korea, and other bad actors as they emerge. (current policy)
It appears that these current twelve policies generally suggested here regarding globalization, investment and aid, bad actors, emerging or developing nations, nuclear proliferation and defense are in effect or are being pursued by the US government now. As always, the devil is in the details.
References used in the series of posts:
1. Applied Economics, Thomas Sowell, 2004
2. Free to Choose, Milton and Rose Friedman, paperback edition, 1979, 1981
3. The Lexus and the Olive Tree, Thomas L. Friedman, 1999, 2000
4. The Pentagon's New Map, Thomas P. M. Bartlett, 2004
5. Imperial Hubris, "Anonymous" (Michael Schurer) , 2004
6. Why We Fight, William J. Bennett, 2003
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Billions for Bush Cabal
Posted by Human on Jun 29, 2005 01:22pm
Peace to all. The Amerikkkan-Iraq War has and will continue to make Billions for the Bush cabal and the Corporations who make National Policy.
Why do people like manning continue to sell their souls so cheaply? I think that this War and the others he supported and all his life work would be proven absurdly false if he and others like him took a step back and saw what their actions have wrought.
Anybody without there head in the clouds knows that buildings like #7 WTC do not collapse into the buildings own footprint, except as a controlled demolition. That the Bush Cabal designed the “War on Terror” for Power and Profit. That Iraq was not a threat to the U.S. Iraq did not possess NBC or using the false propaganda term WMD. Iraq did not pose a conventional threat to its neighbors. That the Bush cabal knew what it would take to conquer, pacify and secure Iraq and did not commit the resources so further Power and Profit would ensue. That the Oil revenue from Iraq could not pay for reconstruction. That there were absolutely none, Zip, Nadda Zero ties, links, or sailors knots between Saddam and Osama’s org Al Qaeda. That one or a Nation cannot make War on a noun or method and even dream of winning.
The lies go on and on. People like manning have made enormous profit from Fear, Hate and the Death Machines that are supposed to keep us secure from the Fear and Hate that the Mighty MIC instills in us from day 1.
For the human gears to work for the mighty MIC “dealing with the Devil” (which mass murderer is the best example? Saddam, Pinochet or Diem?) “America right or wrong”, (American-Vietnamese War) “Peace through Security” (a grossly funded Defense Dept) all must be recited like so many Mantras. For without this type of constant lubricant the gears of the Mighty MIC would seize up from the accumulation of rust. Right after people like manning realize that they are no less than a part in the inner workings of a Death Machine.
The questions I pose are what could we have done with the TRILLIONS wasted on Death and Destruction over the span of decades? What type of Life Machine or products would make it as profitable for waging Peace as War has proved to be for the Bush and Mannings of the World?
I would have posted this on mannings war monger site, however he seems to be bucking for the head FCC position with the way he censors anything critical. Now where did he get that policy from? Certainly not from George Paine at Warblogging who as anyone can see lets crap like poker, another slimeball from texas and of course the esteemed degreed War Machine slave manning post anything no matter how stupid, absurd or UNCONSTRUCTIVE.
Your fellow Human
Posted by Human on Jun 29, 2005 01:22pm
Peace to all. The Amerikkkan-Iraq War has and will continue to make Billions for the Bush cabal and the Corporations who make National Policy.
Why do people like manning continue to sell their souls so cheaply? I think that this War and the others he supported and all his life work would be proven absurdly false if he and others like him took a step back and saw what their actions have wrought.
Anybody without there head in the clouds knows that buildings like #7 WTC do not collapse into the buildings own footprint, except as a controlled demolition. That the Bush Cabal designed the “War on Terror” for Power and Profit. That Iraq was not a threat to the U.S. Iraq did not possess NBC or using the false propaganda term WMD. Iraq did not pose a conventional threat to its neighbors. That the Bush cabal knew what it would take to conquer, pacify and secure Iraq and did not commit the resources so further Power and Profit would ensue. That the Oil revenue from Iraq could not pay for reconstruction. That there were absolutely none, Zip, Nadda Zero ties, links, or sailors knots between Saddam and Osama’s org Al Qaeda. That one or a Nation cannot make War on a noun or method and even dream of winning.
The lies go on and on. People like manning have made enormous profit from Fear, Hate and the Death Machines that are supposed to keep us secure from the Fear and Hate that the Mighty MIC instills in us from day 1.
For the human gears to work for the mighty MIC “dealing with the Devil” (which mass murderer is the best example? Saddam, Pinochet or Diem?) “America right or wrong”, (American-Vietnamese War) “Peace through Security” (a grossly funded Defense Dept) all must be recited like so many Mantras. For without this type of constant lubricant the gears of the Mighty MIC would seize up from the accumulation of rust. Right after people like manning realize that they are no less than a part in the inner workings of a Death Machine.
The questions I pose are what could we have done with the TRILLIONS wasted on Death and Destruction over the span of decades? What type of Life Machine or products would make it as profitable for waging Peace as War has proved to be for the Bush and Mannings of the World?
I would have posted this on mannings war monger site, however he seems to be bucking for the head FCC position with the way he censors anything critical. Now where did he get that policy from? Certainly not from George Paine at Warblogging who as anyone can see lets crap like poker, another slimeball from texas and of course the esteemed degreed War Machine slave manning post anything no matter how stupid, absurd or UNCONSTRUCTIVE.
Your fellow Human
Dear Human: You have posted a rant that appears to restate just about every meme of the Left in the past few years.
There have been weaponmakers for centuries untold; it is an honorable profession, and it is driven by the desire for war by maniacs; and the fear of war by democratic societies and their resulting desire for protection.
Regarding the fact of military and industrial cooperation, it is a useful and productive relationship that helps to ensure the military gets weapons and systems it can use in combat, as opposed to second-rate junk. It amplifies the brainpower available to the military to ensure good planning and good weapons specifications.
Obviously, it can and has been abused by unethical people. They are rooted out and punished where possible. We are always faced with unethical people in this world, don't you agree?
This is a world we in this generation didn't make, but rather found ourselves in continually in the 20th century, and it continues to this day with Kim, and his evil ilk. One can't simply opt out. That would the same as saying "Better Red Than Dead," and handing our country over to the first strong nation that came along.
Weapons are not the problem; as you well know, it is the user of the weapons that should take the blame. You also know that preemption is absolutely called for in this age of WMD, even in the case of flawed intelligence, which is naturally not known to be flawed a priori. Otherwise, you could lose whole cities of people later on.
Your key question is rhetorical, obviously. Given a peaceful and trusting world, the savings from zero defense spending would be tremendous. Please let me know when you have found such a world!
It does not exist as far as I can tell.
As I commented in warblogging, I do retain comments here that are constructive in some sense, and not merely strings of foul words with no content, which I delete.
You have expressed your ideas. I don't agree with them, but you were not using foul language, so I will not delete it.
There have been weaponmakers for centuries untold; it is an honorable profession, and it is driven by the desire for war by maniacs; and the fear of war by democratic societies and their resulting desire for protection.
Regarding the fact of military and industrial cooperation, it is a useful and productive relationship that helps to ensure the military gets weapons and systems it can use in combat, as opposed to second-rate junk. It amplifies the brainpower available to the military to ensure good planning and good weapons specifications.
Obviously, it can and has been abused by unethical people. They are rooted out and punished where possible. We are always faced with unethical people in this world, don't you agree?
This is a world we in this generation didn't make, but rather found ourselves in continually in the 20th century, and it continues to this day with Kim, and his evil ilk. One can't simply opt out. That would the same as saying "Better Red Than Dead," and handing our country over to the first strong nation that came along.
Weapons are not the problem; as you well know, it is the user of the weapons that should take the blame. You also know that preemption is absolutely called for in this age of WMD, even in the case of flawed intelligence, which is naturally not known to be flawed a priori. Otherwise, you could lose whole cities of people later on.
Your key question is rhetorical, obviously. Given a peaceful and trusting world, the savings from zero defense spending would be tremendous. Please let me know when you have found such a world!
It does not exist as far as I can tell.
As I commented in warblogging, I do retain comments here that are constructive in some sense, and not merely strings of foul words with no content, which I delete.
You have expressed your ideas. I don't agree with them, but you were not using foul language, so I will not delete it.
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