Dax I’m not foolish enough to think you are wrong, but can you explain this war mongering stuff to me?
Are you talking about pols that are bought by defense contractors and promote small skirmishes around the globe to spur sales, or is there some group I don’t know about that want to nuke people or take on larger military powers?
We’re at perpetual war. Nukes end perpetual wars rather quickly.
Let’s take a look at one item. Muammar Gaddafi miscalculated badly. The US/West didn’t give a crap that he swore off WMD’s and was fighting AQ. He was talking African Union, a single gold backed African currency and massive uptick in intra African trade (which is very low). While allowing Chinese energy investment. Using oil money to buy influence for his African Union concept.
Blam. Libyan oil is still not really pumping and is hotly contested (major issues right now with UAE and certain Libyan factions) and the Chinese are still trying to recoup billions, but trying to reinvest. The African Union is basically dead. Look for Libya to stay a mess for a long time, on purpose.