How would the present South Africa under the ANC see this, who would they side with?
When America and Britain helped bring about the end of the "Apartheid era" the belief was that the ANC would side with them. The logic did not calculate, the ANC were supported by the Communists- the ANC were and are COMMUNISTS! What were the powers of the West thinking. They had lost an ally when they helped hand power over to the Terrorists.
As far as I am concerned this was brought about under the guise of "Racism" a well played card by the Russians and the ANC alike.
I believe things happen in cycles, what goes around inevitably comes around. Maybe not quite the same but close as dammit. Case and point the rise of Russia again.....who do the West think the ANC will side with in a war? Definitely not them! Russia is an old ally as Mbeki has made a point with Robert Mugabe, his old friend in arms.
All I can say is the West lost an ally an gained a wolf in sheep's clothing - Well done Mr. Bush snr. you out did your self again. And as for Mr. De klerk, well I am sure he had sleepless nights but we should have gone down fighting and not have ended up like Rhodesia- on the skids.
Anyway maybe one day the old Terrorists will be helping their old friends and the West- who knows? Still screwing up everything as usual.