observer Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 Interesting history on Wilkiepedia: what was particularly interesting was the Marxist Government supported by the Soviet Union, which pursued secular policies of universal education (incl for women), banning the burka and landlordism etc. Opposition arose from the Mujaedeen, an assortment of the dispossed elite and religious fundementalists, who were soon backed by the USA and supplied with modern weapons; one of it's more notible members being a certain Osama Bin Laden! So; in it's cold war obsession against all things communist and the USSR; the USA laid the foundation of it's current war with Al Queda and Islamic Fundementalism - thus the dog they trained and created, is now biting them back - ironic eh?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Durnim Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 A little of topic but, I wonder if oil became obsolete and another source became available that could do what oil provides today and that product could only be produced either in Europe or America would there be still such things as War as we have today in the Middle East? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 There will always be war. It starts off as a fit of pique and escalates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted February 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 Hate to disillusion you Sue, but wars over "resources" (incl water) will increase in the future, and increasing population levels, extreme weather events and migration will exacerbate the situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Durnim Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 observer. It may be worth moving to a different planet, what did John Lennon say...Imagine all those people... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 If you look back through history Observer - you will find many civilizations have gone through this same thing before. I believe the UK has as well, many times(America, parts of Africa, Ireland to name a few). Yes we did play many mind games during the Cold War - all of us that have power did. I guess we reap what we sow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted February 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 Of course Mary, unfortunately few people are able to forsee or even estimate the future, thus allowing the ships of State to be steered around the icebergs; but Govs need to examine all the runes before they react to situations and/or prepare for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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