主题：【文摘】海地--一个失败国家的历史 -- wolfgan

British empire maintains significant influence through its global trading system before WWI. The best control is not achieved through military occupation, but through the economic system which motivates foreigners to max their profit and INDIRECTLY strengthen your empire and sphere of influence.

Under British empire, it is the "Imperial Preferential Customs System"+"Sterling Area" that helps to maintain control over the Latin America.

葡萄牙是英国的长期盟友--many of my British friends love to take vacation in 葡萄牙. Almost obsessed...

Actually British capital was deeply involved in the industrialization of both North and South America, as well as Scandinavia nations. All major waterways in New England region were financed by British bankers through London. If chinese visit Sweden, Denmark or Norway, you can easily communicate with those fatally attractive beautiful blondes. For long time, those Nordic people can easily speak 3 languages, with English as a very important second language.

America actually followed similar strategies (inherited talents and strategies with some innovations) and only stationed armies (before SB Bush Jr.) at "critical joint points" on the world map.

Under the American empire, it is the WTO(free trade) + World Bank + IMF, that helps to maintain an economic empire. 收益最大，成本最小--if one Latin American nation has bad economic policies, American bankers will "fleece" the sheep and let local people blame their "junta" dictator for ALL of their misfortune.

But the recent American "adventure" into Iraq is a 直接控制，耗费人力财力，and a total violation of the traditional empire-building techniques. It depleted all diplomatic capital built up since FDR and resulted in confrontation even between US and Franco-Germanic camp.

I was very puzzled at the low IQ of the Cheney and Israeli-dominated New American Project team. They are effectively feeding up the Chinese tiger and gradually dismantling this American empire.