tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8746692.post5647045540704940161..comments2024-03-19T11:28:58.168-04:00Comments on History Unfolding: A book review--Presidents and Generals by Matthew MotenDavid Kaiserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05020082243968071584noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8746692.post-79883020823790896092015-02-14T08:18:49.638-05:002015-02-14T08:18:49.638-05:00Thank you, that was excellent and I am glad I was ...Thank you, that was excellent and I am glad I was able to read it. I never fail to learn from your post..Assurance-First-Assurancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03957716561174470697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8746692.post-33088658526261382302015-02-14T06:51:49.785-05:002015-02-14T06:51:49.785-05:00This is good as far as it goes. The principle is h...This is good as far as it goes. The principle is however that the security apparatus of the state and the civilian authorities have to balance each other by experience, intelligence, in effect by wisdom, good judgement. When this is missing or the power balance is slanted towards one party lacking judgement unwise wars will be waged. I say security apparatus as I think that CIA, commando operations, NSA, etc. similar to massive SWAT operations internally are a anger to interntional order. War on drugs for example destabilizes latin america, inceases refugees, jailed americans, criminal banking flows. Antiterror war destabilizes islamic countries needlessly, costs USA trillions, creates refuee crisis. Color revolutions in newly democratic countries destabilize formerly soviet countries. <br /><br />The USA security apparatus is large, diverse, uncontrolled. It does not since WWII consist anymore of just the military. A man like Soros can fund revolutions together with CIA backed foundations in countries to make govt. revolutions. USA and Europran press as all been brought into organizations in the background which make them pliable and docile.They don't ask hard questions if they want access. Self censor is required to maointin job. See Jim Clancy for example. The military industrial apparatus costs hundreds of billions and has a huge lobby in Washington. Together with oil lobby their intrests overlap in Middle East for example, see Dick Cheney, neocons, AIPAC, Saudis all pushing for more destabilization of the area. <br /><br />This is a bazaar where noone controls anything but the consensus is one of power projection by hook or by crook, dirty tricks, false flag events, suppression or coopting of press, buying of local and foreign govts.or replacing them when they don't play along. <br /><br />I assume that if Obama were a wise president in your sense and had strongly reduced instead of increased drone attacks, military involvement in middle East, Afghanistan, color revolutions, NSA, jailed corrupt bankers and cleaned up that sector, reduced military, secret commando operations, etc. he would have become a target, expendable. There is too much mony involved in perpetual war against terror, drugs(massive US prison industry) military industrial and ankers behind this as well as oil people to stop it. <br /><br />Problem for USA, NATO is making too many enemies. I recall Thatcher being ovrrthrown from wthin after eleven years after marginalizng all capable alternatives. Merkel is the same. The USA works on the same principle, keep the alterntve power centers weak, divide and conquer, sow conusion, use shock doctrine. However once everyone is up to your game and interconnected, netorked then your days are numbered. The US constitution is good. I understand that the soviet one was not bad. However when in practical life the people behind the scenes have made a ockry of it then time for change hs come. Take govt. stats on inflation, growth, unemployment, poverty, all unserious by postwar standards. The press is Orwellian. <br /><br />Common sense suggests withdraw and wait. In late Rome the emperor and clique spread war, terror, poverty. People fled, turned to religion. The system collapsed from without and lack of middle class to support it. If you destroy your base you will sink.<br /><br />Energyflowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476915209268786507noreply@blogger.com