
Originally Posted by
OhOh
As I have said many times I illustrate/report of news items issued from, in my opinion, under reported sources. As all here on TD understand, the general view was/still is, west is good, others are bad.
I suggest that there are good things that some others may offer for the future. The important word is "offer" as opposed to western do it my way or we will crush you to dust.
There is, in my opinion, a difference.
You are correct the alternate countries continue to utilise their wealth carefully and obtain greater value for expenditure. One only needs to review the amounts of it's citizens money one faraway country spends on "defence". More than the next 7 largest countries expenditure added together.
One would assume it would make it immune to all other threats. Unfortunately their military planners have concluded that without employing nuclear tipped missiles they would lose a war with China, Russia and even Iran. If nuclear tipped missiles are employed they don't win against China or Russia. They are walking back invasion plans of Venezuela, due, allegedly, to a Russian detachment of 50 soldiers and Cuban doctors and nurses....... I don't know how much Russia charges for a few soldiers and a transport plane on standby, but presumably it is much less than a faraway country spends, in an afternoon.
Luckily, historically one faraway country has been able to borrow money from abroad or steal resources under the barrel of a rifle
The days of a faraway country's ability to borrow wealth or it's citizens and military to stamp around the world and slaughtering/subjugating Jonny foreigner have, thankfully, greatly diminished.