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CARTHAGE must be destroyed... the birth of the NeoCons.
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"Carthage must be destroyed." Anyone wishing to make informed comment on this, should read the background here "Punic Wars"
http://history.boisestate.edu/WESTCIV/punicwar/
Read it? :) good..now you can comment.
Once Carthage had finally been reduced to "client of Rome" status when Hannibal was defeated, they were rather left to go their own way within strictly defined borders.
The bleeding hearts had learned nothing from the 1st or 2nd Punic wars which almost destroyed Rome, (hmmm echo's of WW1 and WW2?).. so they were happy for Carthage to carry on it's merry way...and it did, surpassing Rome in trade and commerce.
This annoyed Rome, and good ol Cato, predicted that they would indeed launch another anti Rome adventure, and of course in due course, they did. 3rd Punic war. (Kuwait?)
So..Cato frequented all the right cocktail parties and in every 2nd sentence added "by the way..Carthage must be destroyed"...
Eventually, it was, and from that day to this, no more 'Carthage problem'.
Cato the NeoCon, (I believe he was genetically connected to Oswald Mosely :)aah..
<<Although Hannibal never again actually threatened Rome,>> said the bleeding hearts "He's never been convicted of a crime" they said...
<<his memory did constantly. He became a monster, a cruel and crafty invader who was stopped only by epic courage and perseverance. It is a measure of the fear his name inspired that long after he was dead and gone,>>
OOoooyeah.. see how the NeoCons turned him into the international boogy man? Of course the 1st and 2nd Punic wars had nothing to do with this, nor the one battle during which more men were lost than any other in history..ever (Battle of Cannae) Nope..it was just Neocon hype and 'intolerant hate speech' :)
What do you think?