31-03-2009, 10:52 AM
Why would the US ever completely pull out of Iraq when it went there specifically to protect Kuwait, Saudi, the friendly Gulf States and their oil? My guess is that US forces will be scaled down over time but a minimum force will remain in situ under long term agreements that allow for large rapid response forces to pile-in and re-occupy the various bases as and when needed.
Just my guess though.
Just my guess though.
The shadow is a moral problem that challenges the whole ego-personality, for no one can become conscious of the shadow without considerable moral effort. To become conscious of it involves recognizing the dark aspects of the personality as present and real. This act is the essential condition for any kind of self-knowledge.
Carl Jung - Aion (1951). CW 9, Part II: P.14