World policeman

M J Akbar's article (The Daily Star: Feb. 15) has provoked me to pen my pennyworth of thought on the subject. Neither a political thinker or strategist and least of all a policeman, I pity our World Policeman who, thanks to his cunning, with wisdom and foresight; surrounded by his team of market grabbers in the guise of political advisers, has led to the sorry state of affairs in Iraq. Now they are planning to repeat the exercise with Iran and then Syria: which stand between the Mighty Policeman and his goodies of Energy loot!

Why should he bother with North Korea? There is no oil or gas there. Its nuclear reality is relegated to a backyard issue for the neighbours to sort out: while our Policeman is licking his lips over the under-guarded (read non-nuclear) energy goodies of Middle East. The other, possibly ignored, issue is the real hurt suffered by the Policemen and his team in the Korean peninsula. The bitter pill takes a long time to swallow! Like all policemen who bully and beat the weak and are scared of well armed (read nuclear); our World Policeman is no exception. He and his police dog (Israel) are busy in beating up the helpless unarmed (read non-nuclear) Middle East countries of their oil wealth.

After all, the old axiom that "Might is Right" has been proved time and again. The old imperial lust has taken a new label called "Democracy" . The game of "grab as grab can " still remains the same. Mao rightly said that "Power comes from the barrel of the gun"; today the guns are nuclear!

One wonders how the so-called guarantee by the World Policeman or his followers is worth the paper it is written on? The only solution is to be nuclear prepared; to ensure that you are left alone.

No wonder, there are no takers to export democracy to North Korea !