War America!

Because of where I am born - England - I am expected therefore to believe what my government and the US government says.

I suppose the same follows the whole way around the world. Suprise it does! That is why soldiers on both sides are so convinced that their side is right.

That's it! simple proof that there is never justification for war - that is unless you only listen to one side of the argment. Indeed if you ever think that war is justified you are only listening to one side.

America has got itself in a pickle. Modern America was fashioned in the cold war when there was a clear and present threat from the communists. (Quite what that threat was we were never told - just a vague threat - sound familar?)

During the cold war the military were given increasing powers - no wonder with this ominous threat. By the end of the 80's the Pentagon had an enormous influence on the White House and most other departments as well.

Unfortunately the USSR underwent a catastrophic and unexpected collapse. So no more threat.

This may have been seen as a good thing by most people... except not for those who had jobs and influence in the Pentagon and the US War machine.

Rather than reorganise the US establishment toward the new world situation where there was only one world power and no real threat, quite the opposite happened. The Pentagon was too powerful to be restructured by the US establishment. In 1999 despite there being no threat - Pentagon chiefs drew up a plan for "full spectrum dominance" by 2020, with Joint Vision 2010 being a initial project. Money, a lot, was directed toward the military. It was the Project for the New American Century think tank, amongst others, who saw the chance for America to do what no other Empire has ever done before - master the whole world, with complete military dominance. It's the latter bit was the mistake. Empires are politicals not fighting.

In all fairness UK Government has little option but the follow the old colony. With benefit of doubt Blair may have decided its better to have a tiny say and a few crumbs from under the US table, than to have no influence on US policy and nothing. It's a pathetic spineless stance however, but pragmatic.

I don't believe an American future sounds particularly appealing - if only because I am not American! Why would I want to live in a world governed in the name of another people? I would expect the vote at least! Clearly its absurd but that's what the "think" tanks have thought. It's certainly quite different from the other future where states attempt some kind of equal footing in a United Nations. With an international court and protection for the unfortunate - what you would expect in a progressive (rather than regressive) forecast.

Suprise, suprise (or just luckily) America found its new threat and also a planted government after a ridiculous voting farce, and after Pakistan - a nuclear nation - had a military coup which the international community were very cool over - busy year that after 1999! Infact the new threat was almost completely created - accidentally or deliberately - by America. Bin Laden was trained in Afghanistan by the US. 40 years of injustice in the Middle East against Arabs while Jews are supported in every way - that's guarenteed to annoy anyone! And a million other reasons I'm sure. But America got its new threat and the Pentagon its new budget. Forget the figures but US spends more on killing machines than the rest of the world many times over.

In such a difficult situation one thing is for sure however - America needs something a bit smarter than the latest high tech killing machines. Unless America plans to kill everyone who won't accept them as the new world top dogs, I can't see what their point is. But they are dug themselves into military pit now and the more money they throw at the Pentagon to blow their way out the more stuck they are going to become.

Returning to the opening lines there is this thing that America is going to have to learn the very hard way by the sounds of it, that everyone thinks they are right not just America. If America came under a massive attack would they just roll over and accept defeat? I think they believe they would fight till the last man to protect their country and way of life. So why not other people? Why won't Arabs fight till the last man for their countries and their way of life?

The point for America to ponder is that war never solves anything . At best it just kills the people who hold the other side of the argument - which isn't solving the problem, its just ignoring it. People don't like dying and when America kills them, or supports the people who kill them, they are going to be even less impressed by America and what it is supposed to stand for and will want to fight it more. Every dollar spend on the Pentagon is a dollar bringing more problems to America - and unfortunately UK by association. Of course if you are employed in the Pentagon that is great, and more and more people are as the problems escalate!

Best to pull out now Blair before US ends up fighting the whole world!

(China comes onto the horizon soon - that is going to be fun)