Singapore deploys naval ship to Iraq
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The countries who have a stake in a secure and stable Persian Gulf are the ones with troops in theater.
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well bush thinks that USA is the world's policeman...which is y he invaded iraq which is DIRECTLY contravening the international law.....and making UN look like a fool....remember hw hitler invaded poland and those european nations? the league of nations(predecessor of the UN) also lan lan suck thumb....its the same case here....nw bush is targeting iran...and remember iran also has oil.....Originally posted by LazerLordz:The countries who have a stake in a secure and stable Persian Gulf are the ones with troops in theater.
Many do not know what realpolitik means, this world is not run by pure political theory.
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I see the fruits of democracy and openness in ME soon.It's painful but what's done is done, better we rebuild Iraq than let it lie in ruins.Originally posted by AE86tofu:well bush thinks that USA is the world's policeman...which is y he invaded iraq which is DIRECTLY contravening the international law.....and making UN look like a fool....remember hw hitler invaded poland and those european nations? the league of nations(predecessor of the UN) also lan lan suck thumb....its the same case here....nw bush is targeting iran...and remember iran also has oil.....
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However, it was a mistake to force democracy on the Middle Eastern countries. It resulted in voters gravitating towards Islamic fundamentalist parties instead.Originally posted by LazerLordz:I see the fruits of democracy and openness in ME soon.It's painful but what's done is done, better we rebuild Iraq than let it lie in ruins.
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precisely!!! and with that I am nt suprised that al-queda havr more new members...fuelled by anger towards USA and sooner or later they are gonna treat all ppl who poke into this affair as enemies....and that includes SG....Originally posted by iveco:However, it was a mistake to force democracy on the Middle Eastern countries. It resulted in voters gravitating towards Islamic fundamentalist parties instead. -
Stupidity will die out, as per natural selection.Those who choose the path of idiocy will die on the flames of the battlefield.Originally posted by AE86tofu:precisely!!! and with that I am nt suprised that al-queda havr more new members...fuelled by anger towards USA and sooner or later they are gonna treat all ppl who poke into this affair as enemies....and that includes SG....
The world can only survive on understanding.Those who stand against such universal values, well then, they have to take the chances with the free world.
Democracy in ME has to be managed carefully.But it wasn't a mistake to introduce it, it's just the events have formed a very volatile mix in which democracy has been subverted. -
Singapore should just send our VF-1S and submarine carriers to show the US what we REALLY have. Muahaha!
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Maybe this was because democracy was introduced too quickly into a region where tribal politics have been the main feature for centuries.Originally posted by LazerLordz:Democracy in ME has to be managed carefully.But it wasn't a mistake to introduce it, it's just the events have formed a very volatile mix in which democracy has been subverted. -
agreed....if u read history...esp the history of thailand.....reforms wrent introduced instantly...for eg. slavery...it took some time to completely abolish it....same thing for this...u can't rush into things...somemore they are a 3rd world country so thinking might be abit backward so abit hard for them 2 accept thingsOriginally posted by iveco:Maybe this was because democracy was introduced too quickly into a region where tribal politics have been the main feature for centuries. -
Its juz like showing somebody ur puny mod toyota starlet to a fully mod evo...Originally posted by Shotgun:Singapore should just send our VF-1S and submarine carriers to show the US what we REALLY have. Muahaha!