Just like the experts say, Vietnam was a proxy war fought in a small foreign country because of the great differences of the superpowers. The superpowers know that they don't want war in their own country and they also don't want to destroy the world, so they fight out these smaller by comparison wars. Isn't this actually another showdown of power with our friends the Russians again?
2007-10-27 11:10:56 · 20 answers · asked by Enigma 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
War is war and proxies and otherwise are but parts of war.
What do we know but what we are told? Even the intelligence communities do not agree, even Congress does not agree, the media and the public-policy hounds certainly don't know. The foreign relations experts, no sooner than they believe they have insights and truths, are proven wholly wrong.
Today the underpinning may well be over Oil rights and provisioning. But that is no more of concern than any others and in fact, may be the lesser of concerns now.
Any war today is at once global in implication. And one cannot pinpoint the intent of any one given country any longer.
2007-10-27 12:46:50 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This world is polarized in two! The west and the east!
Actually it was not only a war against Russia, but against European interests in the region! Its why most western countries (especially the French, and Canadians) did have done some businesses with Iraq, but the US has no interests in seeing a successful EUROPEAN union become the next world leader, its why the cut up the supplies... As for the real proxy war, it will come with Iran, as Iran is mainly the ally of Russia and China as they both needs its oil! If the US is gona go in Iran it will be to dominate those two other countries, and if he does so, WWIII may ensue quite easily! So beware of the draft!!
Also, since Germany cannot wage wars on its own, they also like to pay other countries to do so for their own interests, and the US have done so for them more than once already! They want to remain the mains force in the union, so they have no interests to let France or Turkey dominate it anytime soon! So look on this border too... It will warm up!
2007-10-28 06:18:39 · answer #2 · answered by Jedi squirrels 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the Russians can hardly put up a fight against the US today. They still possess significant power in Asia but I'd hardly say that the war in Iraq is a proxy btwn the Russians and the US. This has nothing 2 do with the Russians and everything to do with oil, big business, and the all mighty "Military Industrial Complex"...the words of Eisenhower!!!
2007-10-27 12:03:17 · answer #3 · answered by khalood_86 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No this is not a proxy war in the old cold war style. Russia is not actively arming the Iraqis the way that they supplied North Vietnam.
This to me is more a case of making an example of a country that would not yield to American "diplomacy".
2007-10-27 11:18:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't say Russia, though I think you are dead on in calling it a proxy war. It does serve to contain Iran, as we are also in Afghanistan. I think the real intention was to increase our pull over Saudi Arabia. They are the principal financers to Bin Laden, and have been a little reluctant in ceasing the case flow to his organizations. So we increased our influence elsewhere and are giving them a headache to boot. Those Sunni insurgents that are coming from Saudi Arabia, picking up all those neat tricks about guerilla warfare, well they are looking at going home soon and they will be taking those traits with them. The House of Saud is not pleased at this development whatsoever.
2007-10-27 12:22:10 · answer #5 · answered by Kiker 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. It is not. It is a low scale war between the Middle East Culture and the Western Culture primarily based on oil. Proxy wars is when the troops from the major parties are not directly invovled.
2007-10-27 11:23:15 · answer #6 · answered by Bob D 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
i think its about the united states in a post september 11 world afraid that saddam hussien was going to get a nuclear weapon and give it to an al kaida terrorist who was going to detonate it in a major US city
We did the right thing eliminating the dictator, but absolutely made mistakes of not having enough troops or troops from allies and for that I criticize George W Bush's judgement and leadership.
I really feel this is a sophisticated position that only the few friends I have made on yahoo and have talked to understand, that is, I'm pro Iraq war, just not "this" version of the war where its half US military and half US corporate america
this is not what I thought when I supported this going to war 5 years ago
2007-10-27 14:04:46 · answer #7 · answered by Spartacus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What? No, Iraq was our war and is our blunder that we must finish. If we go to war with Iran then that could become a proxy war between the US and Russia, as we know Russia is supplying Iran with weapons and supplies.
2007-10-27 12:14:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look , we all know that maybe most everyone in the middle east are convinced or are brainwashed...(the educated first, then maybe the rest who knows ) that Israel is the only source for the ill's in this world and they think that Destroying a land the size of Tennessee(figuratively folks), People of History longer than America's, a long history of being bullied and defending themselve's by listening to (GOD)(JEHOVAH) Who see's the affair's of all men(all)races(gossip included),to protect ,that by destroying land promised to Abraham and the future Israel will bring Peace...Kumebuyaa...wrong.
2007-10-27 16:09:16 · answer #9 · answered by Now what?O_0...*sigh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, we are helping Israel wipe out the middle east that's
what.
Plus 9-11 was used as a False-Flag Operation to
enter the war. The government with the help of
a foreign government attacked its OWN citizens.
Yeah I said it.
2007-10-27 11:27:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋