08-07-2008, 09:26 PM
I have been re-looking at US Foreign Policy during and since WWI. In WWI, US intervened on side of Anglo-Saxons to ensure Balance of Power in Europe. Here they borrowed a leaf from the Great Britain. The fact they intervened means there was no single major power in Europe henceforth for the rest of the century. Yes GB was there but with US help.
During WWI, Japan used its Anglo-Japan alliance to intervene in China as European powers were unable to intervene. Japan was able to use its Alliance with GB to do this. So in the aftermath of WWI, US offered the Washington Treaty on naval ship tonnage to induce GB to break its Japan alliance. This ensured the viability of China as a nation state. All the Western powers intervention in China was removed when power for tariffs was restored to China.
During WWII, US pressured the GB to give up the colonies especially India for that was the basis of power for GB. I don't know how much they built up Gandhi via press and saintdom. It was mainly US journalists and media that portrayed him and gave international press to him in the English language media. GB was off course depicting him as naked fakir etc.
Then Cold War came and ended with FSU dissolution.
The purpose of the narration is that US goal is to ensure there are no single challengers to its power since WWI.
However PRC emerged with no competition and would require a challenger. Has to be indirect as there is a lot at stake.
So this deal is a step in that direction . As important as the Washington Treaty.
So the deal will go thru with out anymore conditions as should not give any chance for India to walk away.
During WWI, Japan used its Anglo-Japan alliance to intervene in China as European powers were unable to intervene. Japan was able to use its Alliance with GB to do this. So in the aftermath of WWI, US offered the Washington Treaty on naval ship tonnage to induce GB to break its Japan alliance. This ensured the viability of China as a nation state. All the Western powers intervention in China was removed when power for tariffs was restored to China.
During WWII, US pressured the GB to give up the colonies especially India for that was the basis of power for GB. I don't know how much they built up Gandhi via press and saintdom. It was mainly US journalists and media that portrayed him and gave international press to him in the English language media. GB was off course depicting him as naked fakir etc.
Then Cold War came and ended with FSU dissolution.
The purpose of the narration is that US goal is to ensure there are no single challengers to its power since WWI.
However PRC emerged with no competition and would require a challenger. Has to be indirect as there is a lot at stake.
So this deal is a step in that direction . As important as the Washington Treaty.
So the deal will go thru with out anymore conditions as should not give any chance for India to walk away.