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Originally posted by Colin
...Principled actions in world politics?....
...Costs and benefits...
One would have to be certified to treat Afghanistan and China the same....
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ok you got me...
the first issue up there is agreeably laughable... 'principled actions in world politics' is a eutopian dream...
and in the end it does boil down to costs/benefits...
and yes, Afganistan and China are not the same nor should be treated the same in many regards....
...however we must admit to being big hypocritical pussies to some extent if we are to force this premptive strike policy on little weak countries that we can defeat with relative ease...which includes like almost everyone...
Russia is too disorganized atm therefore China is really the only remaining threat/superpower with significant numbers and tools that would and could wear us out a bit...
they should be handled different but it's just an admission of 'we only beat down little fucks that we can get away with beating down..."
that is the point I'm getting at....
do I think it's wrong? ok, that's another discussion....
Question:
...if Hitler's Nazi Germany was as big as China would it be ok to not 'push the issue' with them because they were too large & powerful???