Comments by "Jasc Random" (@jascrandom9855) on "Review: War by Other Means by Robert Blackwill and Jennifer Harris" video.

  1. The Middle east is important to Western powers because of the proximity to Europe. Not because controlling it means controlling the world. After all, more than half of the world's population lives east of Iran. Any instability in the Middle east ends up splashing into Europe one way or another, as shown by the refugee crisis in 2015 and the chain of Terror attacks after that. So the West, especially Europe, has vested interest stability, and prosperity, in the Middle East. The big problem is that after the Iraq war and the Great Recession, the Europe and the US are all to wary for any military intervention. You mention that the US, along with the UK and France, used the chemical attack as an excuse to get more involved in Syria. Events suggest otherwise. The attack mas nothing more than a slap on wrist on Assad. Since the start of the Syrian civil started, western leaders have made a lot of effort into Not getting involved.
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  2. The Terrible Puddle At the top of my head, The refugee deal with Turkey. The EU also has deals with many African States to do the dirty work and stop refugees. There is also the Iran deal, since the EU is Iran largest trade partner sanctions from Europe hurt the most and got them to the table.
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  3. We are talking about about Geopolitics and Geoeconomics of the European Union, and you come here talking stupid troll shit.
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  4. geroestetumor "you want to dwell and dabble ..." Yes, so please leave, grownups are speaking. "...senseless theorems of 'Geopolitics' and 'Geo-economics' not benefitting native Europeans." If Geopolitics and Geo-Economics are senseless to you, it just confirms you're an ignorant idiot. "To what tribe do you belong" German.
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  5. Your "Argument" is not well structured in the slightest. The EU-Turkey deal achieved its purpose, and that was to stop illegal migrants and refugees from entering the EU in a Irregular manner. The EU sends an illegal migrant back, and takes one that has already passed qualifications. Turkey still has to deal with about 2 million refugees in its own borders. Never suggested that the deal was good or ideal. North African country weren't thrown into Civil war by European leaders. They fell into civil war due to faults within their own societies, Pro-Democracy liberals vs Secular Dictators vs Islamist. I'm not ever sure if you even understand what Geopolitics or Geo-economics even mean.
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  6. The Terrible Puddle The European Union most often uses its immense economy to exercise Geopolitical/Diplomatic objectives instead of Military power.
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  7. geroestetumor You have an obvious racist distorted view of things.
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  8. If The EU approves of a Refugee's request then that by definition they are Legal migrants. Turkey is far from being a safe state for them, not to mention that in Turkey they are living in refugee camps. All western interventions in North Africa were responses to ongoing conflicts. You over play the role of foreign influences. No foreign power can provoke a civil conflict in another country if that country didn't have deep problems already that would have led to civil war anyways. Where the interventions effective? That's another debate entirely.
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  9. That was part of the background music.
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