Why not invade Burma?
POSTED BY: chrisisall
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Hate to say it, but we did need French assistance during the Revolution. They had ships and they had money. We didn't have either.
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Quote:So glad BushCo. could step in with immediate peace & stability then....
Originally posted by HavocMan:
Saddam would have plunged the region into complete chaos & war
Biped.
Chrisisall
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Biped.
That's an insult to bipeds everywhere! You're only *assuming* that he's capable of walking upright, and isn't a complete knuckledragger... ;)
Mike
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Originally posted by chrisisall:Quote:So glad BushCo. could step in with immediate peace & stability then....
Originally posted by HavocMan:
Saddam would have plunged the region into complete chaos & war
Biped.
It was good training for Katrina. They vastly improved upon controlling looting, with a little help from the flooding.
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Invading Burma and restoring those industries would be worthwhile.
Also Naval and Air Force bases in Burma would support ongoing operation in the Gulf as well as be perfectly placed to support operations against China.
Well, good to know you're on board with another invasion. How... expected of you. And what could possibly go wrong? Historically, our military plans in South Asia have gone so well!
And why would we need any new air and naval bases in the area to support our operations in the Gulf? Isn't that one already over? Seems I heard somewhere it'd be over in a matter of days, maybe weeks, doubtfully months... So by the time we invade, overthrow, occupy, quell any resistance, and THEN build and staff our bases (say, 15 years or so from now), THEN we'll be able to give some support to our operations in the Gulf, huh?
And what exactly are you planning on doing with China, militarily speaking, that would involve us needing bases in the area? And don't we already have bases in the area, in Diego Garcia, the Phillipines, Japan (Okinawa, for one), Guam, etc.
Face it: even though the people of Myanmar may despise their government, it doesn't mean they want OUR government in its place. The junta might be assholes, but they're THEIR assholes! It's sort of along the lines of "I can call my sister a slut, but if you call her a slut, there's gonna be a fight." They realize they have problems, but they don't necessarily want outside intervention in those problems; they'd prefer to handle them themselves, possibly with our support, but not our direct intervention.
Mike
"I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence[sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero, Real World Event Discussions
I can't help the sinking feeling that my country is now being run by people who read "1984" not as a cautionary tale, but rather as an instruction manual. - Michael Mock
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Originally posted by Jongsstraw:
Hate to say it, but we did need French assistance during the Revolution. They had ships and they had money. We didn't have either.
Bingo. Anyone who thinks otherwise is either (a) woefully misinformed, (b) willfully ignorant of history, or (c) simply looking for a reason to discount anything and everything the French have ever done, for the sole reason of making themselves feel better about hating the French.
I have no great love for them... BUT - I'll *always* give them the benefit of the doubt, because without their help when we needed it most, America simply wouldn't have happened.
Don't think for a moment that France did anything for us out of pure altruism, though; they did it with the sole purpose of destabilizing the British Empire and weakening England. And it worked, but it weakened France's ruling class more, and the success of the American Revolution in turn got French peasants thinking that maybe, just MAYBE, they could have a taste of liberty for themselves.
Mike
"I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence[sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero, Real World Event Discussions
I can't help the sinking feeling that my country is now being run by people who read "1984" not as a cautionary tale, but rather as an instruction manual. - Michael Mock
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Saddam would have plunged the region into complete chaos & war ... again and AGAIN.
So the US had to beat him to it, and show Iraqis how to REALLY plunge headlong into war...
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How many died in the Iran/Iraq war? How many Iraqi citizens were murderd at his hands over the past few decades?
Fewer than the number of Iraqis who've been murdered since the US-led invasion. And before you say that WE didn't murder them, remember that WE were the ones who removed all checks, and allowed the Iraqi-on-Iraqi violence to escalate to unprecedented levels. So yes, those deaths are on our heads.
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How many Israeli citizens did he murder indirectly by paying off the families of Palestinian terrorists?
I could just as easily ask how many Palestinians "we" murdered indirectly by paying off Israeli "terrorists", so that argument has no real merit.
Mike
"I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence[sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero, Real World Event Discussions
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Enter RWED at your own risk for sure. You never know when you will be put upon by a rabid pack of Hyenas.
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Quote:The death ration runs about 3 Palestinians per Israeli I believe.
Originally posted by Kwicko:
I could just as easily ask how many Palestinians "we" murdered indirectly by paying off Israeli "terrorists", so that argument has no real merit.
More insane ramblings by the people who brought you beeeer milkshakes!
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Originally posted by HavocMan:
How many Iraqi citizens were murderd at his hands over the past few decades?
The US didn't invade Iraq for humanitarian reasons. Only when WMD's were NOT found did that become a "reason." Before we invaded, no one ('cept exiles) cared squat about what Hussein did to his people.
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