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“ … Here is another one. A change in what Human nature will allow for government. "Careful, Kryon, don't talk about politics. You'll get in trouble." I won't get in trouble. I'm going to tell you to watch for leadership that cares about you. "You mean politics is going to change?" It already has. It's beginning. Watch for it. You're going to see a total phase-out of old energy dictatorships eventually. The potential is that you're going to see that before 2013.
They're going to fall over, you know, because the energy of the population will not sustain an old energy leader ..."

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You're starting to see integrity change. Awareness recalibrates integrity, and the Human Being who would sit there and take advantage of another Human Being in an old energy would never do it in a new energy. The reason? It will become intuitive, so this is a shift in Human Nature as well, for in the past you have assumed that people take advantage of people first and integrity comes later. That's just ordinary Human nature.

In the past, Human nature expressed within governments worked like this: If you were stronger than the other one, you simply conquered them. If you were strong, it was an invitation to conquer. If you were weak, it was an invitation to be conquered. No one even thought about it. It was the way of things. The bigger you could have your armies, the better they would do when you sent them out to conquer. That's not how you think today. Did you notice?

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Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Dutch draft scenarios for post-Afghanistan military

NRC International, by Jaus Müller, Published: 30 March 2010 11:59

The Dutch commander of the armed forces Peter van Uhm kneels to award a medal to an injured Afghanistan veteran. Photo Rien Zilvold

A survey by the ministry of defence envisions the possible future of the Dutch armed forces. It finds the need for military power is still very real in an increasingly dangerous world.

A few more months and Dutch soldiers will begin to retreat from the Afghan province of Uruzgan. The Netherlands’ armed forces have focussed mostly on Uruzgan-like missions in the last years. The military has been made into an expeditionary force capable of handling a lot of foreign missions with a lean organisation.

Two years ago, defence minister Eimert van Middelkoop instituted a working group to investigate some existential questions: why does the Netherlands need armed forces in the first place? What kind of military will the Netherlands need in years to come? Where will future threats come from?

Military of tomorrow

Professors, scientists, think tanks, civil servants and former soldiers were asked to advise on these matters for the report that was published on Monday. The survey, entitled Explorations, a Starting Point for the Armed Forces of Tomorrow focuses on the 2020-2030 timeframe.

The report is partially a pre-emptive strike against those who are looking to cut the defence budget. The military is a likely target of cut backs now that the mission in Uruzgan is coming to an end and the Dutch government has announced it is looking to cut 29 billion euros in expenditures across the board to combat the consequences of the economic crisis. The report wants to offer a “long –term perspective” illustrating the importance of the armed forces.

The experts have drafted four possible policy scenarios. The first assumes the Netherlands only wants to protect its own territory. The second focuses on maintaining the international rule of law through short-term operations lasting no longer than a year. A third scenario presumes the Netherlands will participate in (long-term) stabilisation operations. The fourth scenario imagines the armed forces as a Swiss army knife of sorts: a multi-purpose instrument to be used both at home and abroad, depending on diverse weapons systems to complete varying missions. This last scenario resembles today’s armed forces the most.

All four of these policy options have been examined assuming three different budgetary scenarios: one supposing the Dutch defence budget will remain unchanged at 8 billion euros annually, and two that assume either an increase or decrease of 1.5 billion.

A dangerous world

The defence report warns against rigorous measures. “An analysis of the global, European and national security situation does not give reason to reduce our defence efforts for the time being,” the experts wrote. The working group summed up a number of future challenges. It stated that the position of West will become “less dominant” due to the rise of China. Future stability of Russia is “very uncertain”. Migration will increase the pressure exerted on Europe’s borders. Climate is changing and natural resources are becoming scarcer. The world’s population is growing, but Europe’s is only growing older.

Acting foreign minister Maxime Verhagen has emphasised the possible future threats emanating from the area between the Persian Gulf and Afghanistan. “The security surrounding us is more fragile than we think,” Verhagen said. The Netherlands’ interests are best served by an expeditionary force, he argued. “Security far away means security at home.”

The report finds that Western armed forces have done little so far to respond to this growing threat. The current recession has caused Nato and EU members to (temporarily) cut their defence budgets, even though military expenditure worldwide is still on the rise.

At what price?

The report goes on to analyse the effects a budget cut or increase would have on the armed forces. Extra money would go a long way to alleviating current “financial bottlenecks” but is not strictly necessary according to the report. A 1.5 billion euro budget cut however, would “lead to a reduction of the armed forces and a corresponding reduction in ambitions”.

The working group did little to answer the questions it set out to answer two years ago. What do the Dutch armed forces stand for? What interests do they serve?

It is now up to politicians to pick up the gauntlet and decide on the Dutch military’s future. But in these times of crisis, to them the Netherlands’ place in the world will probably be less urgent than the price they are willing to pay for it.

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