Europe have the largest presence of troops in Africa.. Most are behind UN flag and in peacekeeping operations..
Exactly what I stated earlier. European forces favor hiding behind the UN flag on peacekeeping missions rather than actually doing something of substance. If there is one thing everyone should have learned by now, its that the UN can't be trusted to ever do anything to save lives until after it is in react mode and the violence has subsided. And even then, it takes an act of God to budge it. And Europe likes to hang its hat on UN pace. It's both conveneint and misleading.
I wonder with all the new unemployment if it wouldnt be smart of Europe and America to boost their military troop numbers and get their hands dirty in Africa.
Eventually, America is going to be heavy in the HOA. It's inevitable. In the mean time, we are going to fix Afghanistan/Pakistan enough to where we are comfortable. But what's keeping Europe? With the bare minimum in Afghanistan, surely more can be dispatched to Africa.
Dont you see it? Middle east is just getting worse when you wage wars there, its like putting water in boiling oil. Splash and explode.
As opposed to doing nothing and seeing things get worse when allowing a roll of the dice to dictate the path? The modernists are louder than they have ever been. The Egyptian and Saudi governments are being pressured by their populations more than ever before. Women's suffrage occurred in 4 Arab nations since 2004.
The proper way to describe the mood in the Middle East is to compare it to a bottle of soda that has been shaken and shaken for decades. Eventually, the cap is going to explode or the explosion can be balanced and directed. Taking out the thorn and encouraging a regional path away from oppression (which leads to religious fundamentalism to radicalism to extremism) is a way to direct this inevitable explosion.
The Chinese work together for their people, not against the other political grouping.
Sure. It only takes a tiny tiny bit of oppression and outlawing other political groups over misplaced fear of historical religious radical groups.
Btw. Do you have any treasure left?
We always have treasure. And do you know why? Because the dollar is dependable. It was dependable throughout the Cold War and after when Clinton dug us out while being responsible to all debts. And today, we are dependable and will eventually dig out while being responsible to all debts. We won't combine our economy with others and we will not seek ways to refuse our debts by invading a neighbor.
We are wealthy because we can be trusted. It's our capitalistic way to always turn the corner and persevere.
Please, dont get stuck in the past, look at how things are now and think about how you want them to be in the future.. You can.. And again, Europe is all over Africa, but not doing enough..
Stuck in the past? We're all about "Change We Can Believe In" now haven't you heard? But little will change. Our foriegn policies will continue to see America burdened with the world's mess while Europe remains comfortably on a bleacher or seeking ways to undermine while dispatching the bare minimum.
I want America to take a step back and allow Europe to take the burden for a while. but until it does, America will continue to have to do it and sacrifice our own sense of utopia.
Please dont underestimate European military capabilities, I know that you know better.
I have seen European forces in action. I have seen them hang back and I have seen them bicker amongst themselves over who's job was what as American forces simply moved on by. Your capabilities demand small tasks, because you are not built for anything bigger. Nor are your forces capable of conducting combat together in a "Combined Arms" aspect. The technology your troops enjoy (French FELIN for example) over what American troops have is a luxury because your military budget doesn't include things like global nuclear submarines, air craft carriers and other big budget type necessities to maintain a global force in readiness.
All this is why I believe Europe must combine forces and them combine them with American forces, and cooperate on strategy and future missions..
It will never happen. One of the reasons fratricide has occurred from American on European forces is that we move too fast. We can keep up with each other and we can maintain our sectors of fire, but we can't do this with European forces in the mix. We learn from every expedition and improve. Europe treats every expedition as if it was their last. This is why European forces hang back or are placed further away from what needs to get done in an assault. With Iraq, we set new records of speed for ourselves thanks to not only our satellite technology in communications and constant awareness to battlefield, but the ability to use it properly. European forces could not have kept up and would have gotten in the way. Even the British were left to guard the rear (Basra). In Afghanistan, most European forces have been relegated to the safer zones. Before this, in Somalia, European forces were left out of any aggresive natured missions. The same was true for Bosnia. Before this there was the Cold War and Europe didn't have much of a role at all other than minor ones.
You may like to think about a possible future, but even today, European forces are divided and unable to work together because the governments can't even find common ground on what to do with them. They don't deploy consistently to train with foriegn militaries. Their generals have minor to no roles in the diplomacy fields unlike the regional commanders of the American military (CENTCOM, EUCOM, PACOM, SOCOM, etc.). They don't train enough in regards to the Combined Arms aspect. How on earth are they supposed to be combined and then combined with the American military?
America is collapsing far faster..
America always does things in dramatic and extreme fashions. This is why our entertainment fields dominate globally. Our social issues are a matter of global soap opera. We are extreme people. Our economy will biounce easy enough when we do what we have to do. Haven't you noticed? Historically, America has had a knack for re-inventing itself when the need arose. Is there reason to suggest that we have lost the drive to succeed and prosper? Isolationalism did it for us until it was time to enter the world. global influence and dominance did it for us during the Cold War. And globalization will be the next drive to propell us where we need to go.
Another historical fact is that people on the outside, especially the "Global Left," always seek America's downfall whenever it hiccups. But when it bounces and moves on, those same voices find another thing to criticize. No one is collapsing. And we will emerge before the rest.
Come on.. Are you really trying to say America is superior in terms of political progres just because you have now elected a black guy president? Wow, that really dissapoints me.. Take a broader look on things, please...
I stated "society." As far as politicial progress, I don't see anything spectacular. The tribes bicker more often than not. Local governments bicker with the EU. The EU bickers with Europe's part of NATO. They can't come together in terms of local economic crisis, yet speak about being the global leader to correct the globe's economy.
Have multiculturims ever worked? Are black people integrated completely into US society or arabs in European society?
We have black Generals and politicians. Judges, Lawyers, Doctors, Professors, civil servants, etc. One even got himself elected to the world's most powerful seat a few weeks ago via white folk votes. How much more integrated are they supposed to get before people stop exaggerating the plight of the American black man? It's become a moot point anymore. The only ones that don't seem to know this are those black Americans who are still looking for an excuse for failure or those Europeans who wish Europe's problems to be America's problems.
Multiculturism is a matter of fact. Immigration is a fact. No one wants to immigrate to Asia or Africa. Disney Land and Hollywood is in the West. The days of ethnically exporting or cleansing as a means to keep things "pure" is in the European past. America fought a civil war over it and marched for it. The rest of you are stuck accepting it. Of course, Europe's problems with Muslim immigration hasn't even begun yet. The question is to ponder over Europe's history and speculate what will occur. Europe doesn't have a very good track record in a time of crisis.
I never actually said that 911 is a conspiracy, but it very well might have been.. And with you superior air force I find it strange that 911 could happen.
The Air Force has nothing to do with it. These were non-military air planes. Were this a military threat where these planes came from the outside, they would not have made it. Our defense systems don't track US Airways, Canadian Airlines, Delta, United, etc. These are civilian companies with their own civilian systems. After the attack, military jets were scrambled, but even this would have meant firing upon civilian airliners if there were anymore.
Can you aswer me one thing? Why is port authority police in New York now acting as regular police, that I find strange..
The "Department of Home Land Security" rearranged a lot of things. But it's not that strange. Our nuclear submarine bases have always had civilian cops at the gates and not just military personel.
I believe we need to renew European military forces and NATO to prepare for a new world that isnt the same as the post ww2 world.
I agree with you on Africa (but with greater detail) and the need to re-organize in the post "COLD WAR" era. But this will not happen. Europe won't step up. And America simply doesn't need NATO. It never did. NATO was more about painting a shield around Europe anyway. And with the Soviet Union gone, I believe Europe should be left to fend for itself against a Russia pretending back to power. It's time America dealt with all those internal things Europe focused on for decades. We are very safe across the oceans. Hell, even 9/11 was a minor inconvenience for which revenge would have been satisfied with a quick "punitive expedition."