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2003-08-09 Southeast Asia

Mahathir presses for UN reforms to lift world out of war fears

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Posted by Â·com 2003-08-09 11:45:34 AM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 How about two UNs. One for countries with Popular dictators, strongmen, religiuos authorities and one for corrupt representative republics with volunter militaries and open societies.

Posted by Lucky 2003-8-9 12:23:10 PM|| 2003-8-9 12:23:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 It's the same old tired world-owes-them-a-living argument applied to geopolitics. You can bet that if the tables were turned, they'd be singing a different tune.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2003-8-9 12:52:22 PM|| 2003-8-9 12:52:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 ZF - that's the frequency that rattles my cage the most. Anyone - any other country in the world - that had the current relative power of the US would be using it to build an empire. All of 'em - especially those who deny it first, most often, and loudest. Tis very phunny to hear the insignificant Mahathir and realize the depths of his envy and jealousy. Hell, when we simply promote our form of government as the reason for our success and offer it as a model, we are excoriated and blasted for being arrogant. We just can't win. Well, fuck 'em, it works. And someday, if it gets to be too shrill and too costly to sit there and take it, well, maybe we'll decide that if we're gonna be blamed for empire-building anyway, we might as well get the bennies.

Posted by Â·com 2003-8-9 1:18:47 PM|| 2003-8-9 1:18:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Anyone - any other country in the world - that had the current relative power of the US would be using it to build an empire.

Malaysia's Mahathir, in particular, is always complaining about the deal we have with Singapore at Changi Naval Base, which was upgraded at Singaporean expense to accommodate US Nimitz-class aircraft carriers. Recently, Malaysia attempted a land grab with respect to an island right next to Singapore. Mahathir ended up doing nothing - I've got to believe that the US base in Singapore was a deterrent. He's also taken to buying Russian equipment, probably so that he can initiate military action without a potential American embargo affecting him. If his intentions were purely defensive, why would he worry about American sanctions?

Posted by Zhang Fei 2003-8-9 1:58:13 PM|| 2003-8-9 1:58:13 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 He wouldn't. It's obvious that he's just letting off steam about how he can't 'aquire' more land because of the Naval Base at Singapore.

On top of that, he's being from the Russians because they are the only one's who ever truly challenged our nation in the last 50 years. Too bad he doesn't realize that we've moved far beyond the Cold War era technology that he's buying. I just wish our military wasn't cut by 2/3's in the 90's. We would have already taken out Iran ( not that we couldn't now, considering the Mulahs are on the threshold of losing power) and Syria. Not to mention we would have so much more man-power to look for Sadaam.

I for one am glad that Bush brought back the 'Reagan Doctrine'.

Posted by Charles 2003-8-9 5:04:19 PM|| 2003-8-9 5:04:19 PM|| Front Page Top

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