You definitely need to follow american media if you think that Trump & co and "just" avoiding an unnecessary war with Russia brother
Read what I said about the opposition.
Avoiding an unnecessary war gets you investigated by some bloke called Mueller for get this, 'colluding with Russia'.
Trump wouldn't play ball with 'project Ukraine' so they stuck a false charge on him. Too bad it fell flat.
Oh come on, now you are just trolling, Trump aint no nationalist, I think his tenure, his response to covid etc has amply proved that.
What does MAGA mean? What do his followers want. You have no clue.
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Why would Afghans fight Taliban? What's in it for them?
A better future. No country recognises Taliban as the legitimate govt of Afghanistan. Not even their buddies in Pakistan. So they face economic sanctions and their central bank funds are frozen. Nobody will lend to them. Forget any future development.
Go to youtube and search for Afghan videos on the construction boom going on there. Your eyes will open. They are not backward in any sense like you think they are.
What construction boom. Who is gong to fund them? It's easy to launch projects and get MoUs but without assistance they won't go far. Chinese are famous for pledging this and that but when it comes to funding they fall short.
Why is that? They have two oceans surrounding them and Canada on top and Mexico on bottom.
Legacy reasons. After WW2, the US was responsible for keeping the peace in the far east, middle east & Europe. Many people don't realise this but globalisation began in the early 50s. The US realised to spur recovery after the war that countries should be free to trade with whomever they wanted. Earlier there were embargoes which contributed to previous wars so to ensure such a system they policed strategic choke points and vital sea lanes to promote free trade.
The deal was allow the US to handle security in exchange for some sovereignity and reap the benefits. Most countries agreed since they lacked the resources to do it themselves and the local bullies were kept at bay.
Even though some commentators talk about a post American world where the US military retrenched I doubt the American establishment want to give up this global policemans role and will act to preserve it just to maintain American pre-eminence and influence. THAT amounts to much more than supporting their MIC that you contend.
Looks like ww3 now. Half the world is fighting. Major powers like Russia and US and UK are at war. Does it need to be spelled out in history books to become ww3?
The conflicts are all contained and not getting larger. Russia is at war. But tell me where the US & UK are at war. If you mean Houthis that does not even count. There is zero public support in the US for any war and that has been the case for over a decade now.
Trump is an idiot in my honest opinion. I'll rather listen to owl's hooting than listen to that idiot's speech. I've heard him want to bomb tornadoes to stop them. He is such a genius.Anyone who thinks he's great should have their heads checked.
Does not matter what you think. If he wins we have to deal with him. And we've done that already. We know what a Trump - Modi interaction is like. Other countries will have a harder time.
The Warsaw speech is pretty good. Always listen to what he or Putin says and not what commentators say. Unless you're careful with who you listen to you will get lied to.
Yup sure. You dont answer questions. You only ask questions to questions.
Because taking out Pol Pot is far more consequential and enduring than some secret war the US had there.
Dont know why you have a hard on for America - the land that starts wars for no reason.
In fact the opposite is true if you can get past your lefty bias. They're the reason we all live in peace and have prospered for so long now. We depend like the rest of Eastern Asia on ME oil. So which Asian country's Navy ensures that oil gets out without issue? NONE!
CCP love to bash the US but are nothing more than freeloading of the present system. China's oil, food imports and goods exports all arrive without issue anywhere thanks to the USN. ALL of China's development is thanks to the US.
If the US military retrenches like Trump's supporter's want it will create a power vacuum that will get filled by chaos. Then you will see much more fighting worldwide. Because like you Trump supporters don't want forever wars. They want a share of that defense budget to improve their lives. They don't want to police the world. Let the world do that at its own cost.
But I don't think think Trump can win that fight against the deep state. He will certainly push for the beneficiary militaries to do more like he is doing with NATO.
what happens if you collect small drops of water in a cup
If the US mitary retrenches then you will get more chaos.
Emotions have no place in international relations. It's as cut throat as you can imagine. There is no higher authority above the state level. It's all anarchy. Either you shape your environment or get shaped by it. Which do you want.
You need to spend more time understanding the realist school of thought on conflict. John Mearsheimer is a good place to begin.
India and a lot of British colonies got independence after 2nd world war. Was India strong then?
Yes, after WW2, a 100k Brits was no match for over two million battle hardened Indians who could count on the support of a few hundred million more. So the Brits wisely chose to quit with their dignity intact than get thrown out.
At independence India had the highest GDP in all of Asia and ranked 6th highest in the world.
Most of the South Asian countries is at peace now save some countries due to one religion trying to spread peace. Which of the SA countries are strong?
South Asia still does not amount to much, too divided and not networked. Instead think of SE Asia.
In the 60s SE Asia was referred to as the Balkans of Asia. That means a region of perpetual chaos as its the interface where the Indian & Chinese people meet.
Fortunately that never happened because the US was looking after security and opened its domestic market to these countries who all benefited and in turn transformed this region into the most economically vibrant on the planet.
