Iraq - The End game

[AtW]

If you don't believe me, ask AtW how fantastic the Russkies were.

Numerical superiority and willingness of leaders to sacrifice ridiculous number of people in order to stay in power, that's what won the war for USSR. Some of the weapons were better actually, and it probably helped reduce casualty ratio somewhat.

[shaunbhoy]

I reckon I ought to be in line for some sort of reward for being the first on here to find a use for AtW!!

[AtW]

You will get all you deserve and more shaun, just be patient...

[sasguru]

Couple of clues for you:

1. In the real world, with limited resources
2. prosperous, democratic and peaceful world

I see your point. But that is an entirely different issue. In the future the countries of the world will have to come to sort of agreement about the equitable sharing of resources. That process will probably easier if they are reasonably prosperous and democratic.

[shaunbhoy]

In the future the countries of the world will have to come to sort of agreement about the equitable sharing of resources.

Why might that be then sasguru?

[AtW]

Why might that be then sasguru?

Called free market - the West is buying Iranian oil quiet happily, and it was buying oil and gas from USSR at the peak of cold war.

[Logie]

You are really good at the irony thing!

Prosperous democratic countries of the world agreeing an equitable share of resources. Sounds like a title for a Borat movie.

I see your point. But that is an entirely different issue. In the future the countries of the world will have to come to sort of agreement about the equitable sharing of resources. That process will probably easier if they are reasonably prosperous and democratic.

[shaunbhoy]

Called free market - the West is buying Iranian oil quiet happily, and it was buying oil and gas from USSR at the peak of cold war.

Since when was the free market ever "equitable" though?

[sasguru]

They formed the basis of his, which I think you will agree had a bearing upon what ours ended up being. In light of the fact that he spent a number of years in the build-up to the war embarking upon realising many of them, we ought to have at least factored some of them into our thoughts. Don't you?

So what you're saying is that we should have used our knowledge of Mein Kampf to formulate a police of appeasement with Hitler in the expectation that he would ultimately invade Russia, fight himself to a standstill, and then we could clean up?

I suggest you keep your day job. And perhaps you could hire some of our current policy makers.

[AtW]

Since when was the free market ever "equitable" though?

Because it is free market - if it not equitable enough for you then don't sell at offered price.