Cicero

In addition to Liberia, Bush has cast his eyes on Senegal and South Africa.

Inside scoop here, no docs. Feel free to point and laugh if this has not come up in the next 3-6 months.

Remember, kids, you heard it here first.

ex-idaho

What leads you to believe that Bush would consider any action military or economic against S Africa or Senegal?

Farren

Oh do tell.

Is it because Nelson Mandela said Bush "can't think properly"?

Kat_Somm_Faen

Yay!

More job oppenings in the expeditionary forces

Is this a part of the master plan to fight unemployment - all unemployed join the army/navy/marines/air force?

The next slogan after "An army of One" coul be "Give Us Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses Yearning To Be Employed."

Cicero

No, the excuse will be the massive civil breakdown in SA.

The reality is that SA has 90% of the world's rarer trace elements (cobalt, irridium, etc), and prices are rising with the chaos over there.

In addition, my guess is that PNAC does not really wish to sieze these minerals, so much as CONTROL them...Just as Iraqi oil may have been cheaper to buy, but if you want to control it, only an invasion will suffice.

Farren

Oh, I've little doubt the motive is there, I just have a hard time figuring how they'll justify it

It would be pretty hard to vindicate attacking a country with a working democracy complete with large and vocal official opposition and sharply critical press, growing GNP, strengthening currency, decreasing joblessness and a surplus of goodwill in Europe and the Non Aligned movement.

Of course, the Bushies have shown their capacity to shout "Fuck you, world! If we can spin this right to Americans, who cares about the rest?"

conkermaniac

Maybe Bush will use the recent survey of young unemployed Africans who yearn for the days of apartheid (when they had a job) as an excuse to implement an oppressive white government in place of the current democratic system.

Farren

Yeah! That way the next Republican President can fix it, just like Iraq and Afghanistan!

ex-idaho

US force nears limit of its global stretch

id.s

Yeah, If the U.S. is going to invade you, better have a reason for "us" to profit. Liberia doesn't have slaves for us any more, or resources, so not much use in going there. South Africa has gold, diamonds, rare minerals and a willing slave mentality work force. You might say the muslim plan to stretch Amerika to its limits is working-already, but who will call in your debts-no one has the guts or ability to stop you. Call him a moron all you want, but I think the shrubs plans of deception are the work of a true genius. He has us all convinced of his idiocy and blunders, but he's stirred up a beesnest of activity around the world that has most of us at the edge of our seats! Talk about a summer blockbuster. All the directors techniques are included- decoying, distraction and disinformation-the classic deceptive strategies in the modern cinematic sense. Possible intentions of this deception may be to allude to disappointment and disillusionment of our military efforts at world stability; we might contend that "humanitarian war" is troubling to weak nations who fear becoming targets of strong ones. Never was expectation more completely conceived and never were we so many completely deceived. Theres a method to the shrubs madness- the one who discerns the truth about his plans will be laughed at and never heard again.