According to the Urban Dictionary, the term 'military adventurism' is a 'Republican party euphemism for starting a war of aggression.' Some people think it is a good thing. One writer claims that is a legitimate means by which a country may protect its interests from foreign intervention or to end a conflict. She cited American activities in Iraq and Afghanistan as necessary measures to fight terrorism. Others see it as Manifest Destiny gone mad.
A popular political historian from the University of California writes that American military adventurism has gone mad. According to the Founding Fathers, George Washington, in particular, a large army threatens the separation of powers and system of checks and balances upon which the nation was created and may even threaten the end of freedom itself.
Many of those who point the finger at America as a practitioner of military adventurism are guilt of calling the kettle black. One such country is North Korea. In the first half of 2012, it launched a rocket, despite global insistence that the launch not proceed. The launch went ahead, ostensibly to propel a satellite into space to commemorate the 100th birthday of Kim Il-Sung, the country's founder.
The rest of the world was not convinced of North Korea's benign intentions. Instead, worldwide opinion was that the launch was an ill-disguised test of banned long-range missile technology. Aimed at west of the Korean peninsula in between the Philippines and Japan, both South Korea and Japan threatened to shoot it down if it posed a threat to their respective territories. Fortunately for international relations, the rocket plunged into the sea 105 miles off the western coast of Seoul in South Korea.
Japan is another black pot. It too, was not above staging a little military adventure of its own. In the 1920s, it owned a small piece of China in the form of the South Manchurian Railway in the north. Japan arranged for a small explosion on the railway in order to justify sending in troops to occupy Manchuria in order to protect its interests. This was clearly a ruse, as the explosion caused only minor damage and trains were running within minutes of what became known as the 'Murkden Incident.'
Every time tensions heat up between Pakistan and India, governments all over the world get twitchy. Any full-scale war between these two nations that begins with conventional weapons is unlikely to end that way. Ever since India became independent in 1947, Pakistan has been constantly niggling at it in an enduring campaign of military adventurism. Many experts believe the United States is behind Pakistan's efforts.
As is the case with so many disputes, it's the lawyers who come out winners. It is they, students of Pakistan's constitution, who insist that the role of the military is restricted to protecting the nation's borders. Dicing with adventurism is against the constitution.
It appears from the foregoing that the lure of world domination via military adventurism is not limited to American imperialism. Japan, North Korea and Pakistan are just a few of the modern examples. No doubt, if one were to look hard enough, numerous instances would be unveiled in the Bible.
A popular political historian from the University of California writes that American military adventurism has gone mad. According to the Founding Fathers, George Washington, in particular, a large army threatens the separation of powers and system of checks and balances upon which the nation was created and may even threaten the end of freedom itself.
Many of those who point the finger at America as a practitioner of military adventurism are guilt of calling the kettle black. One such country is North Korea. In the first half of 2012, it launched a rocket, despite global insistence that the launch not proceed. The launch went ahead, ostensibly to propel a satellite into space to commemorate the 100th birthday of Kim Il-Sung, the country's founder.
The rest of the world was not convinced of North Korea's benign intentions. Instead, worldwide opinion was that the launch was an ill-disguised test of banned long-range missile technology. Aimed at west of the Korean peninsula in between the Philippines and Japan, both South Korea and Japan threatened to shoot it down if it posed a threat to their respective territories. Fortunately for international relations, the rocket plunged into the sea 105 miles off the western coast of Seoul in South Korea.
Japan is another black pot. It too, was not above staging a little military adventure of its own. In the 1920s, it owned a small piece of China in the form of the South Manchurian Railway in the north. Japan arranged for a small explosion on the railway in order to justify sending in troops to occupy Manchuria in order to protect its interests. This was clearly a ruse, as the explosion caused only minor damage and trains were running within minutes of what became known as the 'Murkden Incident.'
Every time tensions heat up between Pakistan and India, governments all over the world get twitchy. Any full-scale war between these two nations that begins with conventional weapons is unlikely to end that way. Ever since India became independent in 1947, Pakistan has been constantly niggling at it in an enduring campaign of military adventurism. Many experts believe the United States is behind Pakistan's efforts.
As is the case with so many disputes, it's the lawyers who come out winners. It is they, students of Pakistan's constitution, who insist that the role of the military is restricted to protecting the nation's borders. Dicing with adventurism is against the constitution.
It appears from the foregoing that the lure of world domination via military adventurism is not limited to American imperialism. Japan, North Korea and Pakistan are just a few of the modern examples. No doubt, if one were to look hard enough, numerous instances would be unveiled in the Bible.
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