The World and the US
This past weekend, I spoke with a military friend who returned from Afghanistan. It was enlightening. What I learned from this guy is kind of amazing but I’m not quite certain of its absolute validity. Basically, he alleged that the ‘slap on the wrist’ the UN was giving the US with regard to Iraq and even Afghanistan was because the UN was awestruck. Apparently, our military was so efficient and effective that the US, to paraphrase my friend, ‘scared the ever-loving shit out of the rest of the world’ during the Afghanistan thing. Apparently, US military technology is so far advanced compared to even our European allies that we basically frightened them and they are worried about the sheer power of the US. It’s believable to me but whether it’s completely true or not, I have no clue. But definitely worth sharing.
