Comments on: The Black Spot http://cominganarchy.com/2005/04/24/the-black-spot/ Speak Victorian, Think Pagan Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:10:03 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: ComingAnarchy.com » Blog Archive » I would have gotten away with it… http://cominganarchy.com/2005/04/24/the-black-spot/comment-page-1/#comment-5921 ComingAnarchy.com » Blog Archive » I would have gotten away with it… Thu, 12 May 2005 21:36:48 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/archives/2005/04/24/the-black-spot/#comment-5921 [...] at President Alexander Lukashenko. I wonder what tipped them off? Perhaps it was this or this. Nevertheless, it seems the pressure is slowly being ratcheted up. We&#8217 [...] [...] at President Alexander Lukashenko. I wonder what tipped them off? Perhaps it was this or this. Nevertheless, it seems the pressure is slowly being ratcheted up. We&#8217 [...]

]]> By: ComingAnarchy.com » Blog Archive » The Vultures are Circling http://cominganarchy.com/2005/04/24/the-black-spot/comment-page-1/#comment-5658 ComingAnarchy.com » Blog Archive » The Vultures are Circling Sat, 07 May 2005 21:05:57 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/archives/2005/04/24/the-black-spot/#comment-5658 [...] The Vultures are Circling As discussed here and mentioned again here, and here: Bush: US seeks free election in Belarus WASHINGTON - US President Geor [...] [...] The Vultures are Circling As discussed here and mentioned again here, and here: Bush: US seeks free election in Belarus WASHINGTON - US President Geor [...]

]]> By: ComingAnarchy.com » Blog Archive » Uzbekistan out of GUAM http://cominganarchy.com/2005/04/24/the-black-spot/comment-page-1/#comment-5577 ComingAnarchy.com » Blog Archive » Uzbekistan out of GUAM Thu, 05 May 2005 21:50:14 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/archives/2005/04/24/the-black-spot/#comment-5577 [...] given GUAM’s increasingly pro-west direction and recent announcement to help foster revolution in Belarus that Uzbekistan would become uncomfortable enough to quit. [...] [...] given GUAM’s increasingly pro-west direction and recent announcement to help foster revolution in Belarus that Uzbekistan would become uncomfortable enough to quit. [...]

]]> By: ComingAnarchy.com » Blog Archive » The Caspian Guard http://cominganarchy.com/2005/04/24/the-black-spot/comment-page-1/#comment-4782 ComingAnarchy.com » Blog Archive » The Caspian Guard Thu, 28 Apr 2005 21:33:19 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/archives/2005/04/24/the-black-spot/#comment-4782 [...] push for democracy and increased regional security. After all, they’ve decided that Belarus is their next target. What should we make of all of this? Watch for an [...] [...] push for democracy and increased regional security. After all, they’ve decided that Belarus is their next target. What should we make of all of this? Watch for an [...]

]]> By: Chirol http://cominganarchy.com/2005/04/24/the-black-spot/comment-page-1/#comment-4462 Chirol Mon, 25 Apr 2005 21:19:18 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/archives/2005/04/24/the-black-spot/#comment-4462 To be honost, the post was rather a good reason to dig up a Treasure Island allusion =) but that aside, I never stated that we were promoting democracy for its own sake. With momentum and public opinion on our side, this is an opportune time to finally knock Russia out of Europe. They've taken hits in all of their major near abroad regions, the Caucasus, Central Asia and Europe and this will be a fatal blow to their European influence, though their almost total control of the natural gas market is another thing. Russia is on the defensive and as long as we ensure it stays that way, we won't have too much to worry about from them. Geopolitics indeed good Sir! To be honost, the post was rather a good reason to dig up a Treasure Island allusion =) but that aside, I never stated that we were promoting democracy for its own sake. With momentum and public opinion on our side, this is an opportune time to finally knock Russia out of Europe. They’ve taken hits in all of their major near abroad regions, the Caucasus, Central Asia and Europe and this will be a fatal blow to their European influence, though their almost total control of the natural gas market is another thing. Russia is on the defensive and as long as we ensure it stays that way, we won’t have too much to worry about from them.

Geopolitics indeed good Sir!

]]> By: Curzon http://cominganarchy.com/2005/04/24/the-black-spot/comment-page-1/#comment-4461 Curzon Mon, 25 Apr 2005 20:57:14 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/archives/2005/04/24/the-black-spot/#comment-4461 Black spot aside, we are not pushing democracy for democracy's sake. The US is being opportunist. Push reform on some dictatorship that we're not friends with, and Georgia is/egging us on because they want US support keeping Russia off their turf. We could have targeted some far worse regimes in, some non-allied dictatorships such as Turkmenistan, North Korea, Zimbabwe, Sudan, but Belarus is on Russia's turf and this is just a convenient target. Also, we look good. So pushing democracy my aristocratic ass! This is geopolitics, pure and simple. Black spot aside, we are not pushing democracy for democracy’s sake. The US is being opportunist. Push reform on some dictatorship that we’re not friends with, and Georgia is/egging us on because they want US support keeping Russia off their turf. We could have targeted some far worse regimes in, some non-allied dictatorships such as Turkmenistan, North Korea, Zimbabwe, Sudan, but Belarus is on Russia’s turf and this is just a convenient target. Also, we look good.

So pushing democracy my aristocratic ass! This is geopolitics, pure and simple.

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