Strategic Thinking

a 2nd Cold War?

After writing the above article I was thinking about this more and realized if the above article is correct in its basic assumption, that the present economic strategy of both the U.S., and Europe and the whole Western World would be exactly what it is to create a long term better outcome strategically.

So, if I were to imagine "A Polite War" for resources that lasted 100 or 200 years at a time, it would look exactly like what is presently happening between the largest nations on earth at this time. It would not be violent between large nations, it would just be sort of secretive like it presently is, and would avoid any and all conflict that might escalate into a nuclear confrontation between the larger powers.

One perfect example of this is Syria. Syria is caught between a rock and a hard place and this is not good for Syria or the world at large. But the fact that what is happening in Syria is being allowed to happen at all by the nations of the world indicates to me that the "Polite War" between the largest nations is presently taking place and likely will continue like this for decades or even for centuries.

Most of you might not consider what is happening in Europe or the Fiscal Cliff or the Debt Ceiling as part of a larger war for the survival long term of the Western World and its cultures and economic and political systems and ways of democratic  life with human rights?

Later: My thought is on one level we are at a disadvantage because we tend to think in the western world in 1 year and 4 year political increments. But this won't work in a decades long or centuries long kind of business competition for resources of all kinds. So, planning for 10 years to 25 years out for our long term survival would be a good start.