[DoughtyOne]

Starving his populace isn’t the act of a mentally ill individual? Really?

So what would constitute crazy to you? I’m curious?

[jjsheridan5]

Starving his populace isn’t the act of a mentally ill individual? Really?

Depraved, malevolent, evil. All of these things. Certainly, it is not normal behavior. But the problem is that people often confuse this type of psychopathic behavior with "irrational" and "suicidal". The problem is: what if he isn't? What if they actually know what they are doing, but we make poor decisions because we are assuming that they are just behaving irrational and crazy. I don't know what the best way to solve the issue is. I suspect nobody does. What I do know is that sticking our heads in the sand about their capabilities isn't a good first step. I also know that formulating a strategy in response (a strategy which is well thought out), should start by correctly evaluating why they are doing what they are doing, and not just getting all emotional decrying his "craziness". Personally, I don't think it is just craziness driving this, but rather something much more akin to what has driven them for decades.