The world is made up of
two different kinds of countries, countries that are Great Powers and countries
that are so-so powers.
If you live in a country
that's a Great Power, you get up in the morning, shower, shave, get dressed,
have breakfast, go to work, come home, read the paper, eat supper, put on your
pajamas and maybe watch a little television.
Sometimes, right in the
middle of your favorite show, you might get a call from the President telling
you that a guy on the next block started a business in a foreign
country somewhere, that somebody is trying to take it away from him, and
that you have to go get it back for him. He explains about how Great Powers have
'interests' and now you finally understand what 'having interests' really
means.
So you get dressed, get
your gun from the closet, drive to the airport, fly to the country where the
guy has his business, shoot whoever took if from him and, if you didn't also get
shot, drive back to the airport, fly home, maybe catch the end of your favorite
show, and, go to sleep.
If you live in a country
that's a so-so power, everything is pretty much the same, except that you get to
watch all your favorite shows and you hardly ever have to shoot anybody unless
they try to shoot you first.
And that's how the world
works. Now you know
too.
THE END
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