This is getting old. Whomever wants to see beyond this, will do. I am kinda tired of this type of wars, with media "marketing".
There was Iraq with the WMDS and dictators ( a.k.a Oil ). Than the submissive Egipt, followed by some soft "revolutions" in all the north Africa, ending brutal in Libya. And now the main target is the oil fields of Iran.
If you can`t see this, and judge it only by what they give you to chew on the TV/media, the discussion is worthless.
However, if you are not in the above category we can talk.
I can understand those wars. Those are happening since people found resources, trade and coins. Is in human nature: to conquer, rule and enjoy wealth. Egipt, Romans, the Brits, the French, the Germans (and that ended nasty for everybody, twice), Russia. From Romans legions to the late 19 century colonial empires, everybody tried with diplomacy, brute force or both.
USA is in that position at this moment. But my prediction is: this will end nasty somehow. Because USA is already aiming at the feeding plate of others strong nations. Maybe not as strong ( military ) as the US, but close. And economically - sometimes stronger.
Romans conquered the entire Europe because of their absolute superiority on the battlefield. Highly Organized "triarii", supported by light troops, bows, cavalry and excellent generals. Most of the times, they encountered peasants. Sometimes, unorganized fighters. Rarely, they fought battles on the edge, and due to superior tactics and organization, every battle was a flawless victory, until a point. The blow came mainly from inside than outside.
The colonial empires ( Spanish, Brits, French, Dutch, Portughese). Those basically went with musket or other "gun powder" weapons, over local civilizations that were farming and hunting with bows. The outcome was predictable, submit or else ...
The Germans - using superior tactics,machines and having best trained soldiers (up until a point) and following an ill ideology they almost ended this game. The wanted outcome, a supreme race as rulers, and others as slaves ( if you had the chance to be nominated as a slave and not a plague that must be exterminated). It basically took "only" 80% of the World to ally against them.
And now USA.
Nothing new here really. If you look over history - this is not the first time nor the last.
The problem that i see here is that altought USA is the "lion" there is also a "bear", a "tiger" and a dozen of wolfs out there. And this could end
fluffy once again. Because the "lion" is already reaching at the feeding plate of the bear and tiger, while the wolfs are near waiting for an opportunity.
The forces are in balance now, more than in any other scenario in the past. That is my main concern seen with the eyes of a ( i hope ) neutral.
Now i don`t understand if some people in this world are just plain stupid, believe that Russia is in into the middle of Ukraine or USA in the middle of the Arabs with any other purpose than resources, influence and finally, world wide influence/dominance. Both Russia and USA media are just marketing tools for those conflicts. It is true that USA are better at making their sources "credible" - but the media is a
fluffing tool. You can`t see that? You better wake up out of your sweet dream and better look at cartoons instead of CNN/Voice of Russia.
Or if people just accept that situation because it suits their goal. Or if they are just hypocrites or any other scenario.
But i refuse to believe that people are still buying this war on terror fluff ( or whatever they aim at it with the media) once again.
P.S: i didn`t open TV/any other media "sources" for 5 years now. Only on Discovery alike channels, Sports, or music. I dislike everything else in the local or international news channels. I take my information from "neutral" media/internet/books/history/documentaries.