Mugabe: How Much Longer In Power?

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Aliantha

It's not just the Chinese, Russians and South Africans who're supporting him. Practically every western nation is along with all the rest. There was an interesting article on Sky News about it a week or so ago and a rep from Tesco was on there talking about how if they stopped importing fresh produce from Zimbabwe the farmers and their families would suffer etc.

Same story you'll get from just about anyone who does business with a corrupt government anywhere. 'it's the little people who will suffer if we stop doing business with them'. Never mind that they're probaby paying the so called little people a fraction of what they pay the corrupt government for allowing them to pillage the countryside.

What would you suggest? Certainly you would not support an armed over throw by force? I would.

[Aliantha]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

What would you suggest? Certainly you would not support an armed over throw by force? I would.

So GWB says your country is going to involve itself in another conflict even though your resources are stretched to the limit already and you say that's ok?

My suggestion would be world wide trade sanctions however, western nations are unlikely to do that it would seem. The leader before Mugabe was corrupt and once Mugabe seized power, his government has become corrupt also.

Is it the job of the rest of the world to force this country to govern itself without corruption when evidence of 'old boy' deals are obvious at the highest levels of government at home? Sending more soldiers off to die in someone else's war may not be received as whole heartedly as you may think Merc.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Aliantha

My suggestion would be world wide trade sanctions however, western nations are unlikely to do that it would seem.

But that might interfere with business. The people that control our government, would rather use the military to do foreign adjustments, so those people can conduct business as usual.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Aliantha

So GWB says your country is going to involve itself in another conflict even though your resources are stretched to the limit already and you say that's ok?

My suggestion would be world wide trade sanctions however, western nations are unlikely to do that it would seem. The leader before Mugabe was corrupt and once Mugabe seized power, his government has become corrupt also.

Is it the job of the rest of the world to force this country to govern itself without corruption when evidence of 'old boy' deals are obvious at the highest levels of government at home? Sending more soldiers off to die in someone else's war may not be received as whole heartedly as you may think Merc.

I never said the US should do it.