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Jiang's name for the operational system he says he saw in Afghanistan: military, NGO, UN, warlord, and illicit-economy arrangements reinforcing each other.
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American empire overseas
Jiang's name for the operational system he says he saw in Afghanistan: military, NGO, UN, warlord, and illicit-economy arrangements reinforcing each other.
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"...months. And that was my first exposure actually to the American empire overseas. And that was a rude awakening because I felt China was..."
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"...this is where Iran will export 90 % of its oil overseas. That's the first mechanism. Second mechanism is the circle of moves, where..."
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"...no resources. It's a manufacturing power that depends on resources from overseas. If China were to take over Taiwan, it can now block Japan..."
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"...have been able to break the blockade and sell their oil overseas. The Iranians now are threatening to cut overseas cables, which would destroy..."
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"...idea here is that America, before, was engaging too many wars overseas. It was too spread out. America will now be focused on maintaining..."
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"...possible that as America is being asked to fight more wars overseas, you have civil war in America. The other thing is when America..."
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"...the wealth more properly, if they just stop these stupid wars overseas, we wouldn't be in this mess. Yeah, right. So, yeah."
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"...and conversion to gas tech instead of investing in oil refineries overseas well because oil is the lifeblood of society homie it's not just..."
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"...force America to re -industrialize in order to fight these wars overseas. And with all these wars overseas, the world will be dependent on..."
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"...by global finance and they've shipped their um money their families overseas and this is a situation not just unique to russia and"
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"...pattern before. Whereas an empire declines, it starts these employers wars overseas that do not benefit itself in the long term. But it's driven..."
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"...under clinton you have the unipolar moment when american power extended overseas and baby boomers could go and vacation anywhere in the world and..."
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