by clueless » Fri 16 Feb 2007, 11:57:22
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'T')he Japanese bombed pearl harbor because they were in the process of taking over the entire pacific rim as part of their Imperial Empire and saw the USA as their only viable obstacle. It was a military strategy and a brilliant one. And if the US government was being run by commie pacifists it would have worked too.
The USSR collapsed because communism as a form of government is an abject total failure and will always lead to a total collapse. Just like it has every where its been tried. The fall was sped up by the brilliant arms race that Reagon initiated that bled their economy to death as they tried to keep up.
Yes Oil_Rocks you can read the press headlines and and base your opinions on those But I am asking you for the fundamental reasons... Both of these occurrences are for and from oil.
Japan was intent on invading China and Indochina and taking over the pacific rim to lock down oil supplies at because they had none of their own, and imported nearly all of their oil and steel from the United States.
The USSR collapsed due to a collapse of oil prices from the Saudis oversupplying the market, becasue they generated most of their revenues from oil and arms sales.
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'b')rilliant arms race that Reagon initiated
Brilliant ? Oh Really ? The USSR was a threat ? Why ? Oh and I'll bet you think the US dumping nukes on innocent civilians was a samaritan act ? Reagan was brilliant ? Just wait until Reagan and Bush's "Brilliant Acts" come home to roost and we experience double digit inflation for 5 years, let's see how brilliant you think he is then. USSR a threat, give me a break...I work in the "Arms" business for 15 years- There is not a more corrupt batch of crooks on the planet, they make the Saudi Royal family look like Mother Theresa. You even debink your own arguments, on one hand you say: $this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'U')SSR collapsed because communism as a form of government is an abject total failure