tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post8467665038051546242..comments2024-03-28T20:28:01.733-04:00Comments on Mike Norman Economics: The American Way of War, a Required Reading List — Matthew Hohmike normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296006882513340747noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-44981472994269588952020-08-29T08:21:43.152-04:002020-08-29T08:21:43.152-04:00Well, volcanoes don't give a damn about geopol...Well, volcanoes don't give a damn about geopolitics, only geology.<br /><br />What about other US bases in the region?<br /><br />The US is on good terms with countries in SE Asia, including the so called 'Tigers'.<br />And then there's Vietnam. Having been held back by communist ideology, they are willing to do business. Even China has rubbed them the wrong way over the decades.<br /><br />That being said, never underestimate the ability of empire builders to bungle a favourable situation.Peter Panhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473311771939167712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-45533993991826417502020-08-29T06:36:00.587-04:002020-08-29T06:36:00.587-04:00We lost Subic Bay and Clarke Air Base to a volcani...We lost Subic Bay and Clarke Air Base to a volcanic eruption. Nebrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05974591864059776528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-86740558917659226592020-08-29T02:55:28.479-04:002020-08-29T02:55:28.479-04:00Oil I can accept as a reason, but the Philippines ...Oil I can accept as a reason, but the Philippines are a base for American operations.Peter Panhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473311771939167712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-1667230060139801082020-08-28T20:32:16.069-04:002020-08-28T20:32:16.069-04:00There's a lot of oil off the coast of Vietnam....There's a lot of oil off the coast of Vietnam. And control of the RoVN would have given us control of the South China Sea. Cam Ranh Bay is probably the best deep water port in all of SE Asia. Just saying... Nebrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05974591864059776528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-70421012042932076222020-08-28T19:30:37.442-04:002020-08-28T19:30:37.442-04:00What would America have won if they had defeated t...What would America have won if they had defeated the North Vietnamese?<br /><br />A failed French colony.Peter Panhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473311771939167712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-56055989643772343252020-08-28T16:32:25.574-04:002020-08-28T16:32:25.574-04:00We went totally isolationist after WW1. Didn't...We went <i>totally</i> isolationist after WW1. Didn't work out so well, to say the least. So we went completely over the top in the other direction after WW2. Nebrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05974591864059776528noreply@blogger.com