Tuesday, May 2, 2017
Faulty...
Many advocates of Iraq war saw the toppling of Saddam as only the first step in the process of building a new regional order that would replace Arab dictatorship with US-friendly democratic governments.
The unintended boost to Iran and Al Qaeda clearly showed the limits of US ability to reshape the Middle Eastern political map through military intervention.
When the push for democratization came in the shape of the Arab Spring in 2011, it happened on the back of homegrown, popular uprisings. Washington could do little to protect its allies in Egypt and Tunisia, and the outcome of this process on US regional influence remains wildly uncertain.
The trust in the US policies has diminished greatly as a result of the disoriented, misguided policies that started with the take down of Iraq, US action in Libya and then action in Syria.
With Millions of refugees, hundreds of thousands civilians killed, and the continue destruction of the region, where are those who got paid to give such an advise?
You Win...?!
The fall of the Saddam Iraqi's regime marked a critical point in Iran’s ascendancy to a regional superpower. Saddam Hussein was Iran’s greatest regional enemy, and the two sides fought a bitter 8-year war in the 1980s.
But Saddam’s Sunni-dominated regime was now replaced with Shiite Islamists who enjoyed close links with the regime in the Shiite Iran.
United States paid dearly for the take down of Saddam, $2 Trillions, more than 4000 Military died, injured, hundred of thousands loss of lives on the Iraqis civilians and the creation of other insurgency groups.
Today's Iran is the most powerful foreign actor in Iraq, with an extensive trade and intelligence network in the country thanks to US efforts.
The fall of Iraq to Iran was a geopolitical disaster for the US-backed Sunni monarchies in the Persian Gulf. A new cold war between Saudi Arabia and Iran came to life, as the two powers began to vie for power and influence in the region, in process exacerbating further the Sunni-Shiite tension.
Did we plan it this way?
Monday, May 1, 2017
Rotten...
Fox News Channel said Monday that co-president Bill Shine is out, the latest high-level departure at a network beset with charges of harassment and discrimination that have already claimed founding CEO Roger Ailes, leading personality Bill O'Reilly and a top financial executive.
Shine was not accused of any direct wrongdoing. But the longtime Ailes lieutenant was considered vulnerable because of claims that he looked the other way as charges of toxic workplace behavior piled up, with some believing that the network would never truly be able to move on without him and other Ailes loyalists.
Is this rotten to the bottom? Just a thought.
Work...
Traffick...
It cannot be denied that there are sex workers who get physically abused or become victims of violence from their pimps and even clients. Some even were killed in the process. he scams associated with sex is huge as well. They can't report to the authorities when they get hurt.
Legalizing can allow the state to impose the use of protection when engaging in commercial sex and for the workers to get regularly tested.
Brothels, workers and other related business will be obliged to pay taxes and are protected against illegal activities.
Human trafficking, especially of children, is rampant in some parts of the world and even within a country itself. Sexual predators are alarming, more women are coerced to be sex workers.
Keep this industry illegal is the wrong thing to have. Just a thought.
Sunday, April 30, 2017
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