The Usual Suspects.

While all the big boys,America,U.K.,et al have been playing with thier toys in Iraq, the usual suspects,for a good fight, have seen an oppertunity to have a go at each other, just for old times sake!
The Congo,has errupted into fierce Hutu v Tootsie with many fatalities. That old favourite, somalia has errupted with Eritrea and Ethopia exchanging body bags. They have all taken the position that the super powers cannot do anything to stop them so on they jolly well go.
Belgium pulled out of the Congo after a war of Independance and each faction fought it out over the next years leading up to the vicous massacres which took place there. Somalia,Eritrea and Ethopia have been fighting among themselves as if it is the national sport for many decades.
The rest of the countries in the Dark Continent, as it was named during it's exploration, have gained Independance from their colonial powers. Rhodesia declared a Unilateral Declaration of Independance under Prime Minister, Ian Smith, and was eventually granted full Independance by the U.K. Kenya had the Mau Mau cutting the udders from cattle, among other terrible things and also gained Independance from U.K.
Is it any wonder that Africa was basically left to get on and sort it out among themselves?
Cooper, Gold and Diamond deposits were always the subject of much wheeling and dealing after each new violent takeover with mercenaries much in evidence either fighting as "Dogs of War"
to take over and/or fighting to keep the "new" dictator in power. Colourful characters appeared as the new leaders. Sandhurst trained, Field Marshall Idi Amin Dada and Wing Commander Jerry Rawlings who actually only attained the rank of sergent in the R.A.F., but Wing Commander sounded better, took on the leadership of their countries after coups. Swiss bank accounts were bulging with the ill gotten gains of these men and their "yes" men derieved from payments made to extract minerals. Not one penny was spent on infastructure and each "new" dictator just blamed the previous one for stealing all the funds and went on to do exactly the same thing!
Africa is a huge Continent so why is there not room for everyone to just get along for the betterment of their own peoples and stop all the killing,please.

CHINA DRONES

So now IRAN has drones which can carry bombs,guns, bugs & nukes.sound familar? Didn't Sadam have them too.
A Drone is a great invention. Cheaper than building a plane and training a pilot to fly it. Drone "pilots" will be based in Las Vegas and work their shifts after being in a casino all night! I hope that no Arab wins big at the tables when a group of Drone jockeys are having a bad night loosing. Do you still get free drinks at the tables in Vegas?
I was given a tip one time while there. Hold a load of chips in your tray and look like a big player. The idea is gettum drunk so they bet badly. I got drunk but only bet a few times. Canny Scotsman I hear you shout!
So will drone jockeys be so drunk that one video game looks much the same as any other??
The shrub World Domination Tour continues........In the dim and distant past the Democrats made sure that there would be no more drilling for oil on mainland USA. This insured that more oil would have to be bought in. in theory,this was a great idea. Use up world oil reserves and keep your own in the store!!
Republicans and others don't seem to see this strategy and so they want all the world oil supply under their control and ownership. Why buy it when you can just take it . Is this the definition of a bully?
The plan evolved .......take Iraq because the Saudis wanted the US out. take Iran because it was next too Iraq and may share the same oil raft, underground, with Iraq. There would then be a huge base for military hardware and jumping off point thus saving having to fly troops into
both countries and announcing an obvious build up. Peeps notice loads of extra plane flights and troop movements! If the troops are already on station, then surprise re-enters the equation.
But where did firstly, Iraq and then Iran get the drones? Surely, not on EBAY. Perhaps they came from China. I hope they checked the paintwork!!!

BTW Apologies to the Doobie Brothers for the title.