and will matter more and more to US global interests... If Obama was the brain many say he is, he SHOULD have understood that... Why Obama should memo Obama "Pay attention to India dummy"... Piracy is located in the Indian Ocean for GOOD reasons...
http://www.tampabay.com/news/perspective/article990022.ece >>> Like a microcosm of the world at large, the greater Indian Ocean region is >>> developing into an area of both ferociously guarded sovereignty and >>> astonishing interdependence. And for the first time since the Portuguese >>> onslaught in the region in the early 16th century, the West's power there >>> is in decline, however subtly and relatively. The Indians and the Chinese >>> will enter into a dynamic great-power rivalry in these waters, with their >>> shared economic interests as major trading partners locking them in an >>> uncomfortable embrace. The United States, meanwhile, will serve as a >>> stabilizing power in this newly complex area. Indispensability, rather than >>> dominance, must be its goal. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
