tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post204865134565263625..comments2024-03-27T20:37:08.065+01:00Comments on Defence and Freedom: The doctrine of primacyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-48333556841176108742012-06-03T19:00:36.292+02:002012-06-03T19:00:36.292+02:00Military force shows can win elections in some NAT...Military force shows can win elections in some NATO countries, especially the US. The mindset for choosing these wars is often to revenge some foreign people who have been wronged and are claimed to share Western values.<br />It's similar to what psychologists found out about terrorists acting under the disguise of Islam (Nachrichtendienstpsychologie, Band 7), who want to revenge all wrongs done to a Muslim "peer" group of people they heard about on TV or in a sermon. This is often one expression of psychological problems due to different kinds of abuses that are even more prevalent among immigrants who face a transition(the source mentioned elaborates the details and how the psychology is exploited for recruitment by specialists).<br />It's not wrong to try and stop someone commiting genocide, but military means are just one of many tools (often using legitimate reasons as means for hidden ends). Perceived power and moral supremacy created a trigger happy NATO alliance that needs a bloody nose (the sad problem are the dead people required) in order to slow down and think before they act.<br />In Germany you win elections by not going to war, our peacenik attitude could be slightly extreme on the other side.<br /><br />I do support the ability to project military capabilities globally in order to protect German national interests, especially SLoC access, evacuations, disaster relief and joint operations to help legitimate gouvernments to improve the security of their nations and under suitable conditions shows of force or war to help settle a conflict on the negotiation table. The global disaster relief, security support and shows of force, including wars of choice, all have a specific goal in mind, to further the most positive perception of our nation in order to increase our soft power leverage. This leverage is one of the tools to achieve our national goals in negotiations. Abstaining from war or going to war can both achieve soft power leverage, depending on the situation. Military hard power is used if it remains the best choice out of necessity for an achievement. The necessity is not limited to soft power needs, but treaty obligations and critical human life and economic protection.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com