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Originally posted by hershie
It's ironic that the only true example of where the mighy hand of the US would have been universally welcomed in recent memory is in Rhwanda during the slaugher a decade ago and yet they nor anyone else acted. I guess if there is geo-political interests you hype the need for war and if no juicy self-interests, just ignore the real butchering.
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Unfortunately that's true. The UN acts all high and mighty about saving people, but they also act out of the same self-interests. There is genocide going on right now in the Sudan, and the UN is doing nothing. The hard fact is that when it comes to the extension of military power, all countires act out of real or perceived self interest.
Although I find it SO silly when people put up signs that say "No blood for oil". Whenever I ask them what WOULD be worth fighting for....say, feeding our children, or clothing them, or having any medical equipment, or housing materials, etc, etc, etc.... They say yes, that's worth it; at which time I point out that all of those things are TOTALLY dependant on oil and oil by-products.