Re: "Bringing down the final empire"

[Gary MacLennan <g.maclennan@xxxxxxxxxx>]

At 02:11  20/10/02 -0400, Lou wrote:
> Since the end of the Vietnam war, the USA has been forced to limit its
> interventions to proxy low-intensity affairs or to go up against much
> weaker opponents in circumstances that favor its own advanced military
> technology, like the first Gulf War.

This is known as the Powell doctrine is it not? He has built his career on
the "lessons" of the Vietnam War.

Here in Australia the post-Vietnam syndrome, though weakened by the left's
support for the Australian army's East Timor intervention, is beginning to
revive once more.

In the First Gulf War Australia's contribution was limited to a number of
ships.   Howard the current PM had hoped to make a much larger contribution
this time, following the acceptance of the use of SAS troops in Afghanistan.

But the Bali bomb has weakened the war mongers and the Cunningham by
election result with its victory for an anti-war candidate, makes the
chances of stopping a war even better.

regards

Gary


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