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[don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory)]

Greg,
The reason that analogy doesn't work for me is that the 1930's involved two
of the leading industrial states in the world; Germany and Japan.  Both
countries had immense industrial and scientific capabilities.  If China sits
out then the Islamofacists do not have the industrial capability to engage
in that level of destruction.  What is not apparent today is the level of
destructive capacity that the western world can bring to bear if brought to
the point of self preservation.

The insurgent approach to change only works if the opponent is self
restrained.  There is little insurgent activity in Syria because everyone
knows that the leadership has no qualms about leveling an entire city and
killing every man, woman, and child.  Iraq under Saddam had relatively
little insurgent activity because Saddam had no qualms about doing the same
either individually or to groups.  Currently the western world could not see
itself doing such barbaric acts.  Under the proper provocation, the
parameters of engagement would change.

This however has become fodder for the other forum so I will cease here.

Don
don.dory@gmail.com


On 3/18/06, GREG LORENZO <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca> wrote:
>
> Don Dory <don.dory@gmail.com> writes in part:
>
> > Your prognostication is too dark.  We are in a period not unlike the
> > industrial revolution.  What was fine and appropriate custom and
> behavior on
> > a feudal freehold became poverty and imprisonment for the workers and
> > bankruptcy for the monied classes.
>
> Don,
>
> My prediction is even darker (unfortunately). I believe the political
> situation today is akin to the early 1930's. The coming clash is going to 
> be
> between the Islamic and Western World, with China most likely sitting on 
> the
> sidelines. Think of the kind of ideological savagery of WWII on the eastern
> front but with modern weapons.
>
> Without some real statesmen (i.e. none of the current cast of clowns) we
> are heading for real trouble within a decade.
>
> Regards,
>
> Greg
>
>
>
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