Cyrus had the idea for the 1st New World Order?

[RodISHI]

Since we have had Internet again I have been watching some of these great video's. I enjoyed this one as it dispels certain myths with visual evidence at these dig sites.

 

[RodISHI]

A portion of the collapse 1200 B.C.

 

[waltky]

Granny says, "Dat's right - dey in cahoots together an' gonna muck ever'thin' all up...

Carter Says Russia, China Potentially Threaten Global Order
Nov 08, 2015 -- Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Saturday accused Russia of endangering world order, citing its incursions in Ukraine and loose talk about nuclear weapons, and said the U.S. defense establishment is searching for creative ways to deter Russian aggression and protect U.S. allies.

Carter also expressed concern about China's expanding influence and growing military might, but he reserved his stronger words for Russia in his remarks to the Reagan National Defense Forum. National security experts and defense officials attended the gathering at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. Carter said Russia is undertaking "challenging activities" at sea, in the air, in space and in cyberspace. "Most disturbing, Moscow's nuclear saber-rattling raises questions about Russian leaders' commitment to strategic stability, their respect for norms against the use of nuclear weapons, and whether they respect the profound caution nuclear-age leaders showed with regard to the brandishing of nuclear weapons," he said.

His remarks were perhaps the strongest he has expressed about America's former Cold War foe. "We do not seek a cold, let alone a hot, war with Russia," he said. "We do not seek to make Russia an enemy. But make no mistake; the United States will defend our interests, our allies, the principled international order, and the positive future it affords us all." The backdrop to Carter's remarks is the reality that after more than two decades of dominating great-power relations, the United States is seeing Russia reassert itself and China expand its military influence beyond its own shores. Together these trends are testing American preeminence and its stewardship of the world order.

Carter, returning from eight days of travel in Asia, cited several pillars of the international order that he argued should be defended and strengthened: peaceful resolution of disputes, freedom from coercion, respect for state sovereignty, and freedom of navigation. "Some actors appear intent on eroding these principles and undercutting the international order that helps enforce them," he said. "Terror elements like ISIL, of course, stand entirely opposed to our values. But other challenges are more complicated, and given their size and capabilities, potentially more damaging." "Of course, neither Russia nor China can overturn that order," he said. "But both present different challenges for it."

He accused Russia of stirring trouble in Europe and the Middle East. "In Europe, Russia has been violating sovereignty in Ukraine and Georgia and actively trying to intimidate the Baltic states," he said. "Meanwhile, in Syria, Russia is throwing gasoline on an already dangerous fire, prolonging a civil war that fuels the very extremism Russia claims to oppose." Carter made clear that Russia is at the forefront of Washington's concern about evolving security threats. "We are adapting our operational posture and contingency plans as we - on our own and with allies - work to deter Russia's aggression, and to help reduce the vulnerability of allies and partners," he said.

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NATO Chief Says West Must Counter Russian Military Buildup
November 06, 2015 - NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says that the alliance must counter a Russian military buildup from the Baltic to the eastern Mediterranean that could enable Moscow to control key areas in a crisis.

Speaking at a news conference in Portugal during NATO war games, he said the 28-nation alliance must also consider doing more to reassure eastern member states once allied with Moscow who have been unnerved by Russia's intervention in Ukraine. As ties with the West have deteriorated, Russia has boosted its military presence in its Kaliningrad exclave, which sits west of the Baltic states. Moscow last year annexed Crimea and bolstered its presence in the Black Sea region, while this year it has deployed troops, aircraft, and navy ships to Syrian ports on the Mediterranean to prop up longtime ally President Bashar al-Assad.

Stoltenberg warned that Russia was acquiring the ability and presence to exercise control over strategic points and NATO must ensure it can carry out its own missions in such a changed environment. "This is a military buildup which provides the Russians with what many experts call Anti-Access/Area Denial (A2/AD) capabilities," he said. "We have to be sure we are able to overcome these capabilities so we can reinforce and deploy forces if needed," he said, after watching troops take part in the Trident Juncture exercise, NATO's biggest in more than a decade. "The question on our agenda now is how to overcome, how to deal with the increased A2/AD capabilities of Russia in the Baltic, the Black Sea, and now in the Mediterranean."

Stoltenberg's remarks came in response to a question about whether NATO should do more to reassure eastern states which have grown fearful in the face of a more assertive Russia. They want NATO to do more, and this week proposed that the alliance even set up permanent bases on their soil. NATO has previously ruled out that possibility for fear of breaching a 1997 treaty with Russia banning such a presence. But Stoltenberg said that "the important thing is that we have military presence" there, and he saw no real distinction between permanent bases and the temporary, rotating NATO deployments of troops, ships, and planes that have all been stepped up since the Ukraine crisis broke out.

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[Delta4Embassy]

China and Russia threaten global order? Sorry, remind me a little, what wars has China started in the last 20 years? What about Russia?

Now, what about the USA?