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A world view that believes someone or something is in control and ignores both entropy and historical geographic context, creates blind spots. Unforseen consequences of actions are the rule not the exception. No one forced Iraq into Kuwait in 90 which started the saga that spun out of control, nor did anyone force Saddam into a heavy handed assault on people inside his country which lead to the no fly zones. To start the history in 2003 is a way of framing the argument so that certian assumptions can be made without the bother background it is a political device. The UN security counsel was involved from the start and the evidence for WMDs had been brought to light by the UN inspectors and the Clinton administration it did not spring forth into being during the Bush administration. It is difficult to impossible for the UN to agree on anything and yet they saw these actions as prudent.
As for the refugees flooding Europe you will find Europe either complacent or the driving force as in Lybia, and as for the middle east being broken that should be shouldered by Europe the roots run back to Sykes Picot and before that to the Ottoman Empire which I believe someone is trying to rebuild.
All of the actions occurring from the middle east to the Ukraine have deep historical roots your suggestion that it was solely for the benefit of a company is a convenient over simplification for those who are not aware of regional history. The theory merely places you on a side of a current political argument and serves to polarize and obfuscate all of the potential actions and possible out comes.
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[–] LetItBurn ago
A world view that believes someone or something is in control and ignores both entropy and historical geographic context, creates blind spots. Unforseen consequences of actions are the rule not the exception. No one forced Iraq into Kuwait in 90 which started the saga that spun out of control, nor did anyone force Saddam into a heavy handed assault on people inside his country which lead to the no fly zones. To start the history in 2003 is a way of framing the argument so that certian assumptions can be made without the bother background it is a political device. The UN security counsel was involved from the start and the evidence for WMDs had been brought to light by the UN inspectors and the Clinton administration it did not spring forth into being during the Bush administration. It is difficult to impossible for the UN to agree on anything and yet they saw these actions as prudent. As for the refugees flooding Europe you will find Europe either complacent or the driving force as in Lybia, and as for the middle east being broken that should be shouldered by Europe the roots run back to Sykes Picot and before that to the Ottoman Empire which I believe someone is trying to rebuild. All of the actions occurring from the middle east to the Ukraine have deep historical roots your suggestion that it was solely for the benefit of a company is a convenient over simplification for those who are not aware of regional history. The theory merely places you on a side of a current political argument and serves to polarize and obfuscate all of the potential actions and possible out comes.