China who is taking a harder common line which already reinforces a strong strategic partnership with Russia has pushed forward their robust energy cooperation during Dmitry Medvedev’s first foreign trip as Russian president.
The red - robed monk officially expressed frustration at China’s refusal to talk with the exiled government to quell the unrest in Tibet, which has reportedly left at least one hundred thirty five Tibetans dead and thousands injured and arrested.
The US military presence in Iraq posed a major problem with the local population who regarded them as invaders with the army and its allies occupying their territory. It is for this reason why so many insurgents thrive in most parts of the country to oppose their presence. No matter how many infrastructures and public works they had been restored or built they are still perceived by the locals as an uninvited guest to their land. The longer the US military and its allies stay in their territory the more they are felt unwanted by the majority of the Iraqi people.
The foremost reason probably is the lack of knowledge by the US military on the local people’s culture despite their objective that they are there trying to secure and help them. It is no secret to the local populace, that the US presence is associated with American interest to their oil and a tactical maneuver by the US to neutralizing any solid formation of Arab blocking force with anti American or anti west sentiments that could be detrimental to the American vested interests in the region if left unchecked.
