Nation building is no match for what TOTALITARIANS have built.
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It’s Islam.
No, it is not genetic. Both Germany and Japan evolved into parliamentary democracies between 1870 and 1925. I have also seen it stated that the countries that had the best experience after the collapse of the Warsaw Pact all had a legitimate election (as viewed by the local population) between 1920 and 1939.
I thought Iraq had a chance, but that would have required keeping an elected government in place viewed as legitimate by the Iraqis for 30 to 40 years. See the experience of both South Korea and Taiwan, Single party dictatorships in 1960, by 1990 despite some uncomfortable and not entirely bloodless political upheaval both are multiparty democracies.
Nation building? Heck, we can’t even build a floating dock!
This is not nation buildings last stand. It’s a grand part of the military industrial complex where those not selling guns or using them get to build things to be given to those that win those money making wars.
As long as there is money to be made by nation building it will go on. The only way to stop it is by overhauling the govt, which is what Trump wants to do.
There are so many reasons why the left fears Trump I actually worry about his safety.
We still have the Ukraine.
Meanwhile the US is being rebuilt into something other than American.
It’s a blog.
Why not post the whole thing right here?
The point of the IDF killing off of Hamas is to cleanse politically.
A new nation will be formed by the coalition of Abraham Accord members that will resolve all the old insoluble problems. The coalition will create what amounts to a protectorate governed by the coalition until such time as it is deemed cleansed of Hamas and the PLA
President Trump will lend a strong hand but not Taxpayer money. That will come from the zakat guilt funds from the Arabs.
You really have a blind spot where Russia is concerned, don’t you?!
We defeated Nazi Germany pretty thoroughly (firebombing cities, etcetera) and, yes, Occupied it.
We defeated Japan pretty thoroughly (nuking cities, etcetera) and yes, Occupied it.
those tactics worked, at least they’ve worked pretty well from 1945 to 2024. (We will see what the future may bring...)
When Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, we didn’t offer it California, Oregon, and Washington as a reward
when Germany overran most of Europe and bombed London, we didn’t offer it New York and Massachusetts as a reward
On the other hand, Britain tried to appease, give concessions to Nazi Germany for several years prior to the outbreak of WW2. Allowing Germany to rebuild its air force. Allowing Germany to substantially increase the size of its navy from that set by the Treaty of Versailles. Allowing Germany to invade and occupy part of Czechoslovakia. Along with USA, allowing, along and facilitating and financing the re-industrialization of Germany including heavy steel, auto, rail, many more concessions, attempts at appeasement. it all worked to enable Nazi Germany to become the strongest nation in Europe...and to win the first couple of years when it launched WW2.
We need to let the IDF eliminate the threats and stop defending and resupplying the (Nazi-style) Arab terrorists
Or is nation building only good when the defense industry and our political elite can make money off it?
We are so far away from Reagan's foreign policy, which had the objective of freeing people in the rest of the world from tyranny.
Because it might keep George and Alex Soros from making money there?
The countries that have a “kill my neighbor’s goat” mentality will never be able to become functional societies until they get rid of it.