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How many countries has Obama had bombed at this point? (hint: it's a bunch).
by GFK_of_xmaspast 12y ago
How many countries has Obama had bombed at this point? (hint: it's a bunch).
- dragontamer 12y agoHow many people did Ghengis Khan literally enslave and then raped by his 6th year in tenure? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongol_invasion_of_Khwarezmia_and_Eastern_Iran http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongol_invasion_of_Khwarezmia_a... As usual, the artisans were sent back to Mongolia, young women and children were given to the Mongol soldiers as slaves, and the rest of the population was massacred. A lot more than Obama... I'm sure. I'm talking about historical norms here. In the great eras of single-power world dominance (US, British, Spanish, Romans, Mongolians, Chinese, Babylonian, etc. etc.), the US, the British, and the Romans were the most peaceful, in approximately that order. US wins vs Brits because we aren't using Gatling guns against spearmen and conquering entire continents (erm... anymore). If you disagree, name me a great period of single-power dominance and I'll offer a counter-example.
- zanny 12y agoIt is about reward structure. Ghengis Khan had gold and fortune to pillage from all the nations he conquered. He forced his ideals upon others but his will was absolute and his moral compass never involved giving a shit about those you crush in battle. The US is still somewhat run by people - a lot of work has gone into dismantling legitimate democracy in America, but fundamentally I doubt even in the gerrymandered guaranteed seat no choice electorate system the US has today, that the people would idly allow the American military to pillage nations around the globe for gold and jewels. At least, they could not do it as fast as Ghengis did. I do understand a lot of looting happened in Iraq / Afghanistan and in a large part the motivations to go to war there were over possessions of a different kind.