Not the First World War, and certainly not the Second. Lest any reader assume that all such unabashed imperialist notions, following the horrors of World War II, had been set aside by the “international community”, here’s a memory-jogger from 1990-1991 – the Gulf War. Dominated, overwhelmingly, by the military resources of the United States, the Coalition made short work of Saddam’s army. The United States, the nations of Western Europe, and many of the Arab oil-states, would have unleashed upon Yemen the same overwhelming force that pummelled Iraq. Even the United States, the great hegemon, is no longer equal to the task of preserving freedom of navigation along the Suez Canal.

Source: Stuff October 07, 2024 01:56 UTC