(February 5, 2019 at 3:53 pm)Brian37 Wrote: Atlass, you are STILL not getting it.
I constantly see your frustration with the theocracy you rightfully rail against. But to say you have anything in common with CHRISTIANS who make up most of Venezuela is to forget that the SOVIET UNION which was communist, but STILL a majority RUSSIAN ORTHODOX Christian invaded Afghanistan a MAJORITY MUSLIM country.
Again, I do not like America's constant trying to play world' police. But just like I would not want Iran or Saudi Arabia invading America, I also would not want Christian communists, like CUBA or Venezuela or Russia or China invading America.
I can only agree that leaving global diplomacy to any right wing nuts, or to fascists or dictators is not good for humanity. But I still HATE TRUMP and BIBI as much as you hate your leaders.
Modern soldiers and armies are not religious in the sense. They mostly fight for the government that hired them: just like mercenaries. And they don't even do it out of loyalty; the short-lived loyalty they provide is only for the cash and the services the army gives them.
I'll cut the salaries off the U.S army and see how many stay. I think the U.S would withdraw from half -if not most- of the world.
It's not religion; Brian. In Egypt -for example-, the youth join the army for the services and very high salaries it gives; even in Saddam's Iraq -the U.S purchased the loyalties of thousands of Saddam's own men-.
I assume the same with the Soviets, and the same with any soldier from this era.
Follow the money.
Venezuela is made up by people who have lots of natural recourses, but -like Arabs- they are being robbed either by their own leaders or by foreign powers like the U.S.
The tactic became very well known, Brian. Trump is trying to use the same o'l tactic of invading other countries and cause mad wars to escape the judge's hammer.
