AB Newsletter 7/4/06 "Alternative Future" Drive By Shooting

[Pajama Girl]

" ... what we sort of [sic] all can agree on is that wars in volatile but resource rich areas may cause more trouble than they're worth."

Not fair for the editor of the AB Newsletter to force his/her political spin on an important discussion.

So wars in volatile but resource poor areas ARE "worth the trouble?" So why don't we see more involvement in conflicts like Somalia for example? That is a conflict RICH in moral importance but poor in resource (read "oil") importance.

[Artemis]

That's exactly the point.

A poor resource area is only worth getting involved on humanitarian grounds. Even the strength of the USA now sheers away from this involvement. It is the job of the UN to do this and we can see how ineffective they are.

Or do you want the USA to be the Worlds Policeman without any come back?

[PhilBy]

I think the lesson was learnt in Vietnam & now no force would willingly enter a conflict if they thought they could not win.

[Pajama Girl]

Sorry for the delay. I've been away.

Artemis and PhilBy: What combination of factors would make a war worth the trouble?

And Artemis, I didn't understand the question about a country or institution beng a World Policeman "without any come back."

Thanks.