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Why another enemy? The old one is still there.

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Submitted by Ianus (Poland), Oct 23, 2011 at 15:01

car313 wrote :

> The boom-bust economic model needs a flourishing military-industrial-complex to keep the wheels turning. A total absence of war over the world will completely destroy civilization as we know it. From that perspective, any world leader will soon be forgotten unless he can drum up an enemy- real or imaginary.<

You sound like Shiva , the Hindu god of pitiless war and destruction. But I am prone to agree with your main point. Having the MIC that eats up your budget and demands even more chunks to satisfy its hunger , the world leader can't but think with the brain and feel with the heart of his chief of staff and his cronies in the MIC.

> For the first half of twentieth century it was the communist bogey. Now the world leader has to invent another enemy to keep us sheeple in line. <

Why another? Communism was a success story in the first half of the 20th century and remains so in the 21st century.Only this time its red banner is handed over to another giant nation in terms of history and capacities. China is the leading economy of the world slowly but securely overtaking the "only superpower" on its own sacred ground -economy . It implies only one thing - the inevitable decline and fall of America unless the old enemy is stopped and thrown back into political chaos and economic, cultural and social regress as was the case with the old USSR.

> islam is an eminently suitable substitute. This is not to say that islam is an innocent babe.<

I'd love to learn how you came to the conclusion that Islam is or can be an enemy in the eyes of today's ruling cosmopolitan oligarchy in America? Experience teaches they are great friends. Just look at the Balkans! What Bin Laden and all jihadists couldn't do Clinton did swiftly and graciously - two Moslem states were created by America in Europe! Neither in Afghanistan nor Iraq did the US dared utter a word against Islam as such. Quite the contrary! A soldier who shot into the Quran was sentenced to jail to appease Moslem jackals ! And all major politicians in the US are fawning on this monster and its high priests in Saudi Arabia and at home.

> The world leader cannot lead the sheeple if there is no wolf. Like some wag said about god, if there were no enemy we will have to invent one.<

Agreed. But the world leader has a different wolf in mind from what you think. With $ 14 trillion foreign debt which the US will never be able to pay back unless the Americans agree to lower their living standards to those of Bangladesh or Bolivia and $ 1 trillion owing to People's Republic of China alone the world leader knows he is ruling a country on the brink of bankruptcy . So he has no need to invent a new enemy seeing the old one knocking on his door and showing the bill that if honestly paid will ruin America. To get rid of this importunate creditor and dangerous competitor the world leader needs an ally and he has found him . It is the old bedfellow we remember from the honeymoon known as Operation "Cyclone". Why not revitalize this old love affair and start -say - " Operation Cyclone 2" ...this time against People's Republic of China - a new 'evil empire' that oppresses its 'good' Moslems not allowing them to build a shariah-ruled emirate in China ?

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2Tragic event [30 words]LoraOct 27, 2011 08:43190446
3democracy in the arab world [57 words]swapnilOct 26, 2011 10:31190412
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12Where are Libya's 144 tons of gold ? [186 words]IanusOct 23, 2011 16:40190316
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8The Test of the Century [109 words]Michael Hanni MorcosOct 23, 2011 14:42190313
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3Qaddafi's Ignominious end [135 words]Nenette GrunbergOct 21, 2011 10:50190245
3Nothing to rejoice [115 words]car313Oct 21, 2011 05:01190238
8What about directing worldwide jihad against China ? [192 words]IanusOct 21, 2011 18:21190238
2China's "Muslim Problem" doesn't need US manipulation [542 words]Kepha HorOct 21, 2011 23:17190238
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1Democracy and Islam [110 words]JoshOct 22, 2011 00:39190238
1You have a point there [122 words]car313Oct 22, 2011 05:31190238
4Why another enemy? The old one is still there. [596 words]IanusOct 23, 2011 15:01190238
4Spectators,not actors [326 words]IanusOct 23, 2011 16:18190238
3How to profit from meddling with China's "Islamic problem" ? [716 words]IanusOct 23, 2011 18:46190238
1The next bogey is... [12 words]KeithOct 23, 2011 23:55190238
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4Whose litany do you mean? [531 words]IanusOct 26, 2011 07:00190238
Re my Comments [439 words]Kepha HorOct 26, 2011 21:06190238
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11Chechens were Christians. [644 words]IanusOct 29, 2011 12:38190238
3Ever heard a Moslem blame Islam for anything ? [889 words]IanusOct 29, 2011 19:26190238
3Islam -the biggest killer of Christianity [1120 words]IanusOct 30, 2011 08:27190238
1Have I ever heard a Muslim blame Islam for anything? [199 words]Kepha HorNov 3, 2011 21:43190238
1A quibble [83 words]Kepha HorNov 3, 2011 21:48190238
2What America will you fight for ? [855 words]IanusNov 6, 2011 19:32190238
1What Will You Fight For, Indeed, America? [580 words]M. ToveyNov 7, 2011 18:04190238
Ok, Ok, [485 words]Kepha HorNov 7, 2011 21:48190238
Maybe... [36 words]Garry LockwoodNov 17, 2011 18:30190238
3Maybe... [452 words]IanusNov 20, 2011 15:20190238
Don't Forget [134 words]BB KingNov 23, 2011 22:47190238
5"Quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi" [1639 words]IanusNov 30, 2011 14:13190238
3Qaddafi [66 words]Nelson D'SilvaOct 21, 2011 04:08190236
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4Canadian -Nato Factor [130 words]Michael Hanni MorcosOct 20, 2011 23:03190223
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2Or ... [39 words]IanusOct 21, 2011 19:39190220
6I hope I'm wrong, but... [79 words]Peter HerzOct 20, 2011 20:25190212
3Peter Herz's hope is true [120 words]PrashantOct 20, 2011 22:18190212
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4Mixing up form and content [285 words]IanusOct 23, 2011 14:09190212
2Disagree [83 words]BB KingOct 23, 2011 20:20190212
4What content does 'confessionalism form of government' convey in real life ? Theocratic pluralism ? [622 words]IanusOct 25, 2011 02:50190212
2Wrong Precedent to Establish Democracy [124 words]BB KingOct 25, 2011 20:47190212
4Not so wrong as you think [661 words]IanusOct 26, 2011 19:03190212
4Answer [66 words]BB KingOct 26, 2011 23:25190212
4Unsatisfactory answer [411 words]IanusOct 28, 2011 07:48190212
2Set in your mindset [175 words]BB KingOct 28, 2011 22:13190212
3... or perhaps in yours ? [1177 words]IanusOct 30, 2011 19:01190212
5A few observations [288 words]BB KingNov 1, 2011 00:46190212
2Paper democracy and the justice system of the United Arab Emirates "seven places avove the USA" [992 words]IanusNov 3, 2011 18:33190212
1Thanks, Prashant [33 words]Peter HerzNov 3, 2011 21:50190212
1Thanks for the moral support... [35 words]Peter HerzNov 3, 2011 21:54190212
2Freedom of Religion in Lebanon [240 words]BB KingNov 6, 2011 17:43190212
2Experience and governmental lies [543 words]IanusNov 6, 2011 20:15190212
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2Not to mention the pro-US dictators [38 words]Debanjan BanerjeeOct 24, 2011 14:19190202

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