11-08-2010, 12:14 AM
Please Dan... American Chronicles? A funny analysis indeed...
"Alexander like President Bush inherited Middle East crisis from his father Philip II, who felt threatened by the growing power of Persia similar to Saddam´s increasing influence in the Middle East. "
So, according to this writer, Persia started becoming powerful sometime during Philip's reign and Philip, already a superpower, was annoyed by that...
"Being the superpower of the time.."
Macedonia was the superpower of the time ???? Is he so desperate to make his point?
"The Persian Empire was bordered by Afghanistan and Pakistan, whose tribes nominally accepted Darius but were free to follow their religion and traditions."
As if the rest of the conquered peoples under the Persians did not enjoy these rights? Another desperate effort to make the peoples residing in ancient Afghanistan look ferociously free...
"Alexander vowed to save civilization"
What is he talking about? Has he seen the 300 one too many times?
"Alexander was imposing an infidel culture on the local traditions through fire and blood that was not acceptable to them. "
Alexander did not impose any culture upon them...
"The local tribes fought for their survival; while Alexander wrestled for the stability of his empire."
? The local tribes indeed sometimes fought for their survival but how did he come to the conclusion that Alexander wrestled for the stability of his empire? Especially when he also admits that "For Alexander´s generals, Afghanistan was less than a top priority"
Anyways... these are only some comments regarding less than half of this "analysis... A very desperate and sad effort indeed to produce a parallel... And I am not saying that the Afghan tribes of the time did not fight valiantly or engage in guerrilla warfare, just that this particular text is not really worth reading...
"Alexander like President Bush inherited Middle East crisis from his father Philip II, who felt threatened by the growing power of Persia similar to Saddam´s increasing influence in the Middle East. "
So, according to this writer, Persia started becoming powerful sometime during Philip's reign and Philip, already a superpower, was annoyed by that...
"Being the superpower of the time.."
Macedonia was the superpower of the time ???? Is he so desperate to make his point?
"The Persian Empire was bordered by Afghanistan and Pakistan, whose tribes nominally accepted Darius but were free to follow their religion and traditions."
As if the rest of the conquered peoples under the Persians did not enjoy these rights? Another desperate effort to make the peoples residing in ancient Afghanistan look ferociously free...
"Alexander vowed to save civilization"
What is he talking about? Has he seen the 300 one too many times?
"Alexander was imposing an infidel culture on the local traditions through fire and blood that was not acceptable to them. "
Alexander did not impose any culture upon them...
"The local tribes fought for their survival; while Alexander wrestled for the stability of his empire."
? The local tribes indeed sometimes fought for their survival but how did he come to the conclusion that Alexander wrestled for the stability of his empire? Especially when he also admits that "For Alexander´s generals, Afghanistan was less than a top priority"
Anyways... these are only some comments regarding less than half of this "analysis... A very desperate and sad effort indeed to produce a parallel... And I am not saying that the Afghan tribes of the time did not fight valiantly or engage in guerrilla warfare, just that this particular text is not really worth reading...
