>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6/22/2004 12:33:08 PM >>> Far from making more wars on its own, Washington is now re-mapping and down-sizing the empire, in Korea and Germany. Smaller and manageable interventions concurrent with the occupation of Iraq -- e.g., Haiti -- have come with European support. Washington will not invade Iran or Syria -- unless Israeli freelancing creates an "incident" that really goes out of control. -- Yoshie <<<<<>>>>>
recall britain's suez canal crisis - britain's powerlessness was such that it could not defend 'vital interests' without u.s. permission, circumstance led to mad, last-ditch effort to preserve shrinking influence, so-called 'suez syndrome' (convulsive invocation of power)... now, most folks would probably say there is little parallel between above situation and current u.s. hegemony, but there may, in fact, be indications of latter's relative weakness: inability to attain goals through economic sanctions, conventional diplomatic channels, legitimate negotiations, resulting tendency towards dependence upon last resort: retreat to naked military power... where/when will u.s. suez be... michael hoover
