I don't know. He convincingly limp wrists a first pitch.
Posted on 12/13/2013 6:21:12 AM PST by Colonel Kangaroo
GW...George Washington... wasn’t crazy when he warned about “entangling alliances.” They led to WW I.
That said I do not think this president is capable of doing anything convincingly.
Lets back down there like in Afghanistan, Iran, Egypt, Syria, Turkey.... totally give up to get along. Give the southwest back to Mexico. Give the Louisiana purchase back to France. Give Alaska back to Russia. Lets shut down all our energy operations to give up to Saudi Arabia/OPEC. This would give the liberals their UTOPIA in the cold and dark.
Is the Sudentanland worth a war?
Why die for Danzig?
They're testing us.
Its time to stop pretending that China is doing anything other than attempting to take over half the world by any means at their disposal
You’re dating yourself...
The issue in WWI was inherently conflicting interests and Great Power competition. The “entangling alliances” merely formalized those factors.
The only Power for which I’m aware that the existence of an alliance played a possibly definitive factor in its entering the War was UK and its guarantee of Belgium.
Yet even this claim falls apart on examination. Would UK really have been willing to stand by and watch as Germany took over Belgium and France, the likely result of a war with UK neutral? When this violated UK standard foreign policy going back many centuries of opposing any power that seemed likely to gain unchallenged hegemony on the Continent?
IMO, the definitive factor in the outbreak of general war was Germany’s belief (probably accurate) that their relative position vs. France and Russia was at its peak, and would only decline in future years as Russia’s political and economic reforms bore fruit. If Germany was to dominate Europe and the world, it needed to strike NOW.
This was a classic example of a pre-emptive war, just as Japan’s attack on the US was, and for very much the same reason. As such, they were example of offensive tactics used in what was perceived as a defensive strategy.
It should be noted that several countries, such as Italy, ignored their “entangling alliances” and acted in what they saw as their own interests.
Really? And who do you think won that war?
Not a bit of our business.
China IS going to regain status as a major economic and military power in the world. I don’t blame them for seeing it as their right to be a superpower.
We got into a world of hurt before getting involved in struggles between Japan and China.
The entirety of southeast Asia is not worth he blood of one American seaman.
I agree.
War comes from weakness, not strength.
Let’s keep showing strength.
Then, war will not come.
No one lives on these rocks that China and Japan have disputed for centuries.
But if we endlessly show strength on the other side of the world we are dissipating the strength needed to protect the vital points closer to home. The military proverb says if you try to defend everywhere, you end up defending nothing.
In the mid 90’s the reds were firing ballistic missiles over Taiwan. We shouldn’t make more of this than it is.
I don't know if war is necessary - but we should definitely explore the options.
My understanding is China never contested ownership of the Senkakus until 69 when oil was discovered.
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