Friday 6 February 2009

Who Are You?

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So things are going pretty well. You've successfully beat off The Bear, you're economy is in pretty good shape and those that would see you dead are under you're military or commercial size tens. Then things take a turn. Some of those you trained to fight The Bear fly a plane , no sorry, 2 planes into your financial heart.
Sorry.
I'll try that again.
Some of those that you trained to fight The Bear train some further further people who then go and learn to fly in your back garden so that they can fly 4 planes into various soft spots around your infrastructure. Over night you are made to look slow, silly and more than a little bit open. So what do you do? Point the finger? Attack those that you believe to be responsible? The first problem you have is that those who attacked you represent not a country, but an ideal. How do you attack that?

So, due to those at the top of your administration being the sorts who "shoot from the hip" you find yourself invading not one but two countries in one of the most sensitive areas in the world. An area that cradled the 3 dominant religious ideals. An area that has seen no peace. An area that is a prime source of your energy needs. Nobody offers help. None of your allies are happy with this sticky state of affairs. No matter, you do it anyway and drag The Kingdom into the mix. They probably owe you a few anyway. 

So, the prisoners start pouring in. What do you do with them? Remember, you're angry. Remember those men and women at the top are black and white types. You start torturing them. Not enough of your people kick up a fuss. Apathy rules. You give those in charge of the "detention centres"  free reign to do as they will to get what they want. 
Then the those at the top are replaced. The new men and women at the top don't agree with the previous men and women's methods. Not only that but some very important people in The Kingdom have started pointing there fingers at you and your methods. You're starting to get annoyed. You might get a bit desperate...
Change has come and God may bless it but what will the CIA do?

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