On 1/4/20 5:48 AM, Udhay Shankar N wrote:
On Jan 4, 2020 Peter Griffin <[email protected]> wrote:
What do you folks think will result from the Qassem Suleimani
assassination?
How will this play out for the rest of the world, in terms of not
just stability, but also wars, economies and so on?
War has always been a reliable distraction. From impeachable offenses
by the bushel (or rather, barrel)
That said, follow the money.
All good and valid points, particularly when a rational (and amoral)
agent is in charge.
We don't have one right now.
Yes, Trump probably got the idea from Faux News and the warmongers
around him. As some have written he was presented with a wide assortment
of bad ideas and chose them all.
In understanding the Trump administration, one must keep in mind that
the President has a bad case of narcissistic personality disorder, an
8th grade education (and emotional development), and recent analysis
suggests he may also suffer from pre-frontal dementia. Thus rational
decisions and remarks are not to be expected.
Of course, this is exactly the situation the US Constitution was
designed to address with the separation of powers. What it wasn't
designed to address is the current situation where one party has lined
up behind a madman and refuses logical argument.
Yes, of course I'm concerned about the potential for massive war and
general disruption in the region and the world. I'm also concerned that
the US will lose a lot of troops in a fight our allies probably won't
deign to participate in because we didn't bother to involve them before
the war began.
But my greatest concern is that the US may become a failed democracy if
the stupid manage to grab the reigns of power and effectively
disenfranchise the opposition (as they've been working so hard to do).
The one reason I haven't already packed and left for some civilized
country is that I don't believe that the military will go along with
this program, as is common in so many dictatorships. I pray I'm not
mistaken.
And on top of all this, I leave Monday on a 'round-the-world cruise that
is presently scheduled to pass through the Straight of Hormuz three
times in April. I think I'll pack my Capetown guidebook and try not to
think about the Achille Lauro.
Cheers,
/ Bruce /
