In 2003, despite already being bogged down by a war in Afghanistan, the U.S. under George W. Bush, moved to invade Iraq. Eleven years later, we are still trying to extricate ourselves from Afghanistan, Iraq is reverting to its 2003 sectarian self, Libya is once again facing civil strife, Egypt can't seem to find a government they like, Syria's civil war continues and northern African countries are becoming terrorism training meccas. While the world is focused on these issues, Israel and Gaza are once again looking for ways not to make peace with each other and India and Pakistan are involved in border skirmishes. Not to be outdone in taking advantage of the seeming unending world political upheaval, China is challenging Japan in the China Sea as well as anyone else on its borders and Russia has decided to invade and attempt to annex the Ukraine.
----> RANDOM THOUGHT: I wonder if future generations will look back on this period in world history and think of W, "The Little Puppet Who Wanted to Be Big," and his Puppeteer-in-Chief Dick Cheney as the Gavrilo Princips of World War III?
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