Apparently while kissing George Bush's ass Tony Blair caught not just the musky scent of manhole, but also the sweet aroma of unbridled power:
The Independent reports that Blair's recent paper circulated at a UK summit of Western leaders calls not only for a justification of interventionalist military actions, but that all such "civilised" nations should jump on the bandwagon and contribute to the process, making international bullying a sanctioned event a la the OECD.
A couple of quotes:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> " ... the right to sovereignty brings associated responsibilities to protect citizens".<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>"Where a population is suffering serious harm, as a result of internal war, insurgency, repression or state failure, and the state in question is unwilling or unable to halt or avert it, the principle of non-intervention yields to the international responsibility to protect."
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
While such ideas may sound noble, what they really are is a carte blanche for any tyrant with better ordinance at his disposal than another tyrant to invade on grounds as specious as conflicting ideology.
I will run this notion into the ground and repeat it over and over until I die, because I have thousands of years of human history on my side to back it up: an oppressed nation that will not free itself will not stay free and in all likelihood is not worth the money, manpower, and sacrifice required to liberate it. I never thought I could say something this nearly Marxist, but revolution is a natural part of human social development. People who are unmotivated to change their circumstances, whether it's a lazy brother-in-law who won't get off your couch and get a job, or a nation of fools starving to death while their dictators live lives of indescribable luxury, should not be helped. They should be ignored, thrown to the elements and let those who survive and have the balls to actually do something about their situation, receive reasonable and conditional aid.
Here's to you, Mr. Prime Minister:
Phaedrus
The Independent reports that Blair's recent paper circulated at a UK summit of Western leaders calls not only for a justification of interventionalist military actions, but that all such "civilised" nations should jump on the bandwagon and contribute to the process, making international bullying a sanctioned event a la the OECD.
A couple of quotes:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> " ... the right to sovereignty brings associated responsibilities to protect citizens".<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>"Where a population is suffering serious harm, as a result of internal war, insurgency, repression or state failure, and the state in question is unwilling or unable to halt or avert it, the principle of non-intervention yields to the international responsibility to protect."
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
While such ideas may sound noble, what they really are is a carte blanche for any tyrant with better ordinance at his disposal than another tyrant to invade on grounds as specious as conflicting ideology.
I will run this notion into the ground and repeat it over and over until I die, because I have thousands of years of human history on my side to back it up: an oppressed nation that will not free itself will not stay free and in all likelihood is not worth the money, manpower, and sacrifice required to liberate it. I never thought I could say something this nearly Marxist, but revolution is a natural part of human social development. People who are unmotivated to change their circumstances, whether it's a lazy brother-in-law who won't get off your couch and get a job, or a nation of fools starving to death while their dictators live lives of indescribable luxury, should not be helped. They should be ignored, thrown to the elements and let those who survive and have the balls to actually do something about their situation, receive reasonable and conditional aid.
Here's to you, Mr. Prime Minister:
Phaedrus
