tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post6445344348990856740..comments2024-03-28T18:32:05.933-04:00Comments on bensozia: Turkish Drones in LibyaJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-85261054841777069162020-11-30T09:38:39.666-05:002020-11-30T09:38:39.666-05:00Two observations:
1) Drones are definitely part ...Two observations:<br /><br />1) Drones are definitely part of the military future. But you still can't accomplish much without some sort of ground force. There are signs that those ground forces will more and more be composed of mercenary and similar stateless groups: Afghans in Syria, Syrians in Libya, Kashmiris anywhere the Pakistanis choose to send them, etc.<br /><br />2) Interesting how irrelevant the US seems to be in this Libya situation. The two main foreign rivals, the Turks and the UAE, are both in some sense US allies, and even then the US seems irrelevant, either to keep them from fighting each other or to choose which should win. I think we are likely to see this more and more. I'm not bothered by it, and I doubt most American voters will be either, but it is interesting how far we've come from the Bush vision of American Empire, and how content the country seems to be with that.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14456987412710878404noreply@blogger.com