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So how long do we think this coup will be bloodless? I can't see Mugabe giving up power so easily.
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He's in his 90s isn't he??

Either way he won't be around for long. There'll be "faction fighting" and whatnot to look forwsrd to.
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92 or 93 I think.

The country will tear itself apart. There are lots of rumors of the Chinese backing the military. China has got massive interests in that country. They control a lot of resources.
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Kwacky wrote:...... There are lots of rumours of the Chinese backing the military. China has got massive interests in that country. They control a lot of resources.
Fwiw although I'm not generally an advocate for interventionism (to say the least), I wonder if that may not actually be a positive ?
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It may bring short term stability but it means that Zimbabwe won't benefit from its own resources.
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Kwacky wrote:It may bring short term stability but it means that Zimbabwe won't benefit from its own resources.
:? But I don't think it's exactly "benefited from them" thus far anyway, has it.?

Besides, African countries don't generally seem to display much ability to manage the whole "fair & even distribution" concept IMHO.
China however.... :^
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The bottom line with Africa is that if it didn't have the resources The West wants/needs, then we wouldn't have any interest in the place whatsoever.
Sure, we'll try to put a "humanitarian" slant on things....but only to satisfy the delicate political palate of the Western public in general.
China...not so much - they've got over a billion people to please & they don't give a fcuk how they do it......game on!
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