Pax Americana, we hardly knew ye
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Reset those geopolitical calendars, folks. It’s not post-1991 anymore. It may not be post-1945 anymore. Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East are interacting more in the pre-WWII (WWI-era?), pre-American-superpower mode every day. Things are happening so fast now it’s hard to keep up with them.
Herewith an annotated list:
http://hotair.com/greenroom/archives...ardly-knew-ye/
A man after my own heart...
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Originally Posted by
jmm99
1. A "Westphalian Era"...
2. A "Post-Westphalian Era" set of non-powers...
3. A "Dark Ages" set of geographical areas...
... the Atlantic and Pacific littorals being the force projection outliers for US (my typical song and dance ;)).
All that, yes -- but mostly for this:
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...all of my suits are garbaged - except for one blue blazer.
Me too, Bofus... :D
We'll see what Moore says ...
but, I'm having a lot of satisfaction rebuilding my 15-year-old lawn mower. :D
And, while I'm contractually barred from indulging in the "active private practice of law", that does not prevent me from diving into "public law" - as in looking at ROEs in combat situations; and in answering Polarbear1605's questions, as one example.
The best of all worlds as far as I'm concerned. :)
Regards
Mike