Does it matter if there's a coup in an African nation?

[ColbertWatcher]

[billyoc]

1. It happened here, what are they, something special?

[ColbertWatcher]

2. They probably did it on purpose to get some press. n/t

[RB TexLa]

3. CNN is constantly saying the US economy is issue #1, nothing else matters

or is to be cared about. Either they think Americans are so damn self serving or their ad revenue is down and they are self serving.

[ColbertWatcher]

5. Well, the country is Mauritania and they just discovered oil...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7544834.stm

[otherlander]

28. Wow... how did I not hear about that?

And why is "Communists Are Resilient in Face of Change" the big article on the front page of the NYT? That's not even news, for Chrissake.

[Bill McBlueState]

29. "The economy is #1 and Iraq is #2"

They've said that a bunch.

I keep wondering whether I'm weird for noticing that our economy is where it is largely because of the Iraq invasion, and that it doesn't really make sense to separate the two like that.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

4. Yes

Everything is interconnected, and what happens anywhere effects the whole.

[RB TexLa]

8. Prepare for the wrath of our leftwing NeoKnowNothings!

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

35. Thanks for the heads up!

:)

[uppityperson]

11. Agreed. There is no vacuum.

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[Greyhound]

19. Evidence that at least some education would be beneficial.

It's generally a good idea to have some clue about the terms you use (http://www.hinduwebsite.com/tantra.asp">Tantra), and if you're going to attack somebody's education or knowledge, you probably want to use spell check and learn proper grammar.

[Codeine]

20. Oooh! A spelling flame!

:eyes:

[isentropic]

24. It's pretty funny when someone "corrects" grammar that was correct to begin with.

:rofl: :D :rofl:

[ColbertWatcher]

31. That's called a "rotsky"...

http://www.wikiality.com/Rotsky

[isentropic]

23. I was using an adjective, genius.

jeezus...
:eyes:

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[isentropic]

26. Tell your uncle dad I said hi.

m'kay?


"amerika"???????????

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Greyhound]

36. Another example of your your brilliant repartee?

Just what is the matter with Kansas?

[tekisui]

6. A Coup, anywhere should be noticed and it's causes understood.

[ColbertWatcher]

7. I just hope the GOP isn't somehow behind it. n/t

[Turbineguy]

9. Another bunch of

attention whores.

On edit: :sarcasm:

[Donald Ian Rankin]

10. Depends on the African country.

There are some where the government is so corrupt and has so little legitimacy that a military coup wouldn't really make things worse.

[Javaman]

12. Butterfly effect. nt

[Solly Mack]

13. Yes

[Marrah_G]

14. It sure matters to the people living there

[isentropic]

15. I seriously doubt that more than 0.2% of the people there know anything about it.

Or care.

[Occam Bandage]

17. Possibly. It depends on the outgoing and incoming governments.

[Greyhound]

18. Any clue just how many coups took place in Africa in the last year? n/t

[isentropic]

27. Let's all look at African nations to learn how to build stable governments.

:eyes:

[ColbertWatcher]

30. Sadly, no. I cannot say I know off hand how many coups there were in Africa.

But, that doesn't mean this is any less important.

[arcadian]

21. Africa's easy to overlook, all tucked away in the Pacific Ocean like that.

n/t

[ColbertWatcher]

34. Indeed...

[harun]

22. OTHER: Only if it is Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Tunisia or Morocco

[AngryOldDem]

32. Unfortunately, if a nation doesn't have anything we want...

...we couldn't care less. A rather stupid, head-up-one's-ass approach to foreign policy, if you ask me.

[Zynx]

33. To be fair, Mauritania has a population only slightly larger than Iowa's.

[Selatius]

37. EVERY military coup should be studied in order to yield lessons on how to destroy a democracy.

In order to beat your opponents, you must learn how they operate and why. Only then can you get a better understanding of what he wants and how he does something to get what he wants.

If you develop a catalog of the different techniques on how to destabilize a government, you can learn tried tactics as well as synthesize existing tactics to create new ways to topple government. Given that your opponent also evolves tactics, you have a better chance of anticipating his next move and could plan appropriately.