Geodesic neoconservative empire

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Bill Stewart wrote:

> 
>> On Fri, 29 Oct 2004, James A. Donald wrote:
>> > This presupposes the US intends to rule Afghanistan and Iraq,
>> > which is manifestly false.
> 
> 
> Since this chain started by ragging on RAH about it being a
> _geodesic_ neo-{Khan, con-men} empire, you're both correct -
> there isn't a conflict between ruling them by proxy
> and not ruling them directly

Most all empires that lasted more than a few decades used indirect 
rule (famous big exception China - though not always and they had 
to endure generations of collapse between each advance)

Rome & Britain just best known.

Read up on Lord Lugard.