Civil wars have plagued the nation for years. It is, admittedly, a complex story-one that requires a nuanced understanding of the cultures and the political currents of a whole region. Amnesty International has described it as the “forgotten war.” Coverage of the conflict, which has raged for five years and has precipitated one of the worst humanitarian crises in recent history, has been sporadic and simplistic. The subsequent internecine proxy conflict in Syria has been detailed in story after story.īut a fourth war, in Yemen, equal in destruction and in its potential for fallout that directly affects Americans, has been covered very differently.
Later, in 2003, the press helped convince the American public that the Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction and that US intervention was necessary to liberate the Iraqi people. Even less pressing concerns like Spanish and Milanese expansion will soon become a royal headache for the monarchy if France does not establish solid fronts to the south. exercising a little authority over these lands looks like an essential move for the French if they're to have any hope of creating a power base that can stave off the might of the Holy Roman Empire to the east. Other provinces such as Aquitaine, Burgundy, Brittany and Flanders aren't quite so dangerously ambitious. Frankly, the way things are now, the King isn't truly safe to wander a kingdom that is supposedly his.The Normans are clearly serving their own best interests, having recently taken England for themselves, it's hard to believe that they will be content to stop there. This is not because of a great love for the city, but rather because the surrounding lands are under the shadow of bastions owned by "Robber Barons" that serve their own interests. About the only thing the French lack at this point is a sense of unity.The Ile de France may be where the monarchy resides, but the royal family rarely leave Paris.
The French lords eagerly embrace the system that splits the country up into smaller provinces, duchies and fiefdoms, actively building up their forces to ensure their own security and power. France is a shining example of feudalism in its rawest, and arguably, most delicate form.
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