24th March 2010, 1:07 PM
Poland 1939:
Premeditated attack to attain territory at the expense of a racially inferior people for German colonization. A full and permanent government is established within which the Poles have no de facto voice or representation. The Poles become a subordinate people within Poland, and are ultimately supposed to be relegated to second-class statues, deported, or killed. This is a policy of racial purification. Poland, while not directly annexed, is a permanent satellite state-territory of Germany. Germans have ultimate authority to do as they feel necessary. In this case, Poland is a clear victim of aggressive imperialism.
German objectives: Full, permanent colonial expansion. Erradication of a foreign, inferior race.
Iraq 2003: A coalition of allied western democracies attack a recalcitrant Iraqi dictator who was suspected as having developed WMDs. Hindsight is 20/20. At the time, a great number of foreign leaders and domestic leaders, including a plurality of Democrats, agreed and voted to go to see (See: Hilary Clinton.) The coalition rather easily outs the old regime, and while rebuilding the nation's infrastructure, for some years is plagued by insurgents, which winded down and mostly fizzled out in 2009. The Iraqi government is sovereign and held by Iraqis. US, UN and Nato peacekeepers remain there as long as necessary and work hand-in-hand with the local homogenous Iraqi government. Crimes perpetrated by any foreign troops are taken to court.
American objectives: Eliminate threat to world peace as posed by WMDs, Saddam regime; rebuild and exit a (hopefully) stable Iraq.
Now, as I said, hindsight is 20/20. There were no WMDs and this was a huge embarassment. Nobody knew that there were none... it was the casus belli.
Do I need to go on?
Premeditated attack to attain territory at the expense of a racially inferior people for German colonization. A full and permanent government is established within which the Poles have no de facto voice or representation. The Poles become a subordinate people within Poland, and are ultimately supposed to be relegated to second-class statues, deported, or killed. This is a policy of racial purification. Poland, while not directly annexed, is a permanent satellite state-territory of Germany. Germans have ultimate authority to do as they feel necessary. In this case, Poland is a clear victim of aggressive imperialism.
German objectives: Full, permanent colonial expansion. Erradication of a foreign, inferior race.
Iraq 2003: A coalition of allied western democracies attack a recalcitrant Iraqi dictator who was suspected as having developed WMDs. Hindsight is 20/20. At the time, a great number of foreign leaders and domestic leaders, including a plurality of Democrats, agreed and voted to go to see (See: Hilary Clinton.) The coalition rather easily outs the old regime, and while rebuilding the nation's infrastructure, for some years is plagued by insurgents, which winded down and mostly fizzled out in 2009. The Iraqi government is sovereign and held by Iraqis. US, UN and Nato peacekeepers remain there as long as necessary and work hand-in-hand with the local homogenous Iraqi government. Crimes perpetrated by any foreign troops are taken to court.
American objectives: Eliminate threat to world peace as posed by WMDs, Saddam regime; rebuild and exit a (hopefully) stable Iraq.
Now, as I said, hindsight is 20/20. There were no WMDs and this was a huge embarassment. Nobody knew that there were none... it was the casus belli.
Do I need to go on?
H.R.M. DARVNIVS MAXIMVS EX TENEBRIS EXIT REX DEVSQVE GORONORVMQVE TENDORVM ROMANORVM ET GRÆCORVM OMNIS SEMPER EST