De Oorlogsstaat 22

De oorlogsstaat moet overal alert blijven. Voor een imperium loopt het front overal. Overal worden zijn belangen bedreigd. De Guardian bericht: 'The US will send an extra 15 diplomats to China, 15 to Latin America and 12 to India as part of a major rethink of its foreign policy for the next few decades. US embassies in Europe will lose 38 diplomats, including one in Britain, a reflection that the economic, political and religious frontlines have moved elsewhere.
Condoleezza Rice, the US secretary of state, who is accompanying George Bush on a visit to India, Pakistan and Afghanistan that begins today, said in January that hundreds of diplomats would be moved from Europe and Washington to Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
The shift of Washington's diplomatic weight comes after a Pentagon report last month which envisaged a "long war" against terrorism in which a major propaganda effort would be needed to win hearts and minds in the Muslim world. The Associated Press news agency has obtained a list of the proposed changes. The new postings indicate the countries identified by Washington as economic and political rivals or partners, such as China and India, as well as potential flashpoints… The increase in diplomats in China is an acknowledgement by Washington not only of its importance but its possible military threat to US interests in the Pacific Rim countries and elsewhere in Asia, and the danger posed by unresolved territorial issues such as Taiwan.
The other priority for the US is India, not least as a counterbalance to China. Relations between the US and India have frequently been strained since independence, with New Delhi a leader of the Non-Aligned Movement and often closer to Moscow than to Washington.' Lees verder:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1720297,00.html