Obama's Syrian Red Line

[Danzig]

i think there's got to be more to this than oil. nato going after libya made me wonder too....is it all still european (and now, us included) imperial desires?
it's as tho we have become the old worlds mercenary army.

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by Danzig

i think there's got to be more to this than oil. nato going after libya made me wonder too....is it all still european (and now, us included) imperial desires?
it's as tho we have become the old worlds mercenary army.

Imperial desires are about access to limited resources. We may not practice direct colonialism now, but we're still practicing economic colonialism.