Ray, that's how empires develop. They don't just go in and conquer. They bribe one side, support the other side, pick on a third side, swap sides, supply arms to the one now supporting them best, give silly hats to the locals to wear and jobs in the Empire, introduce cricket and cucumber sandwiches and all have a jolly good time.
All with an eye to the main chance.
I don't know much about it, but apparently the words the Great Game [GG] covers it. The GG has been going for a long time.
The USA constitution was designed to preclude such adventuring, but what the heck, times change, constitutions are interpreted by the Supreme Court to mean what they want it to mean, even if polar opposite meanings are ascribed to the same old words.
When the constitution was written by the perspicacious Founding Fathers, the USA wasn't the sole superpower with 30% of the world's GDP and most of the military power to back it up. Not to mention the nearly 300 million people which is quite a big country. China, India and well, then the USA is the order by population.
George II is such a nice name, it's a shame to waste it as bland old W. "King George II", first chieftain of the New World Order and Pax Americana is so much more inspirational.
Of course, that's not the plan. But the nature of power and protecting interests has a way of drawing people into the GG, whether they realize they are being drawn or not.
I'm already quite good at American. I'm backing King George II [he'll protect my interests too, which I've aligned with his - can't be too cautious you know].
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