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2007-03-03 Home Front: WoT

John Bolton: Only U.S. Can Restrain Iran, North Korea

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Posted by ryuge 2007-03-03 07:04|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The United States is the only country in the world that can restrain Iran and North Korea, and it should do what is necessary no matter what the world thinks

Too bad where're too few men like this in public life.

Posted by gromgoru 2007-03-03 09:38|| 2007-03-03 09:38|| Front Page Top

#2 The United States is the only country in the world that can restrain Iran and North Korea, and it should do what is necessary no matter what the world thinks

He is 100% correct in his Jacksonianism as the end of that sentence but incorrect about his assessment of the rest of the world in the first bit. If they only had the will, there are a number of countries that could restrain Iran and North Korea. But of course we know once great democracies have no stomach for a fight.

Posted by Excalibur 2007-03-03 11:20|| 2007-03-03 11:20|| Front Page Top

#3 Excalibur, except for Britain, to whom do you refer as "once great democracies"? I'm not being facetious.

Posted by gromgoru 2007-03-03 12:02|| 2007-03-03 12:02|| Front Page Top

#4 Democracies ebb and flow. Six months ago you could have answered with Canada. Today not.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2007-03-03 12:24|| 2007-03-03 12:24|| Front Page Top

#5 Russia made the mess in NK, and the US has been there, half done it, got 54,000 deaths... Could the US not get Russia to do it, seems Russia just swept NK under the carpet. Chinas looking powerful maybe it could sort out it's Ally, jees the US don't wanna do all the work!

Read the article about Norway rape increases (yesterday I think) and it mentioned in the comments how Europe has been made into feminism capital. Remember the armies of WW1, GB had an army of 700,000+ men, today with a much bigger population we only have 120,000 men. The British public would be up in arms about conscription. So, the US will have to tread very carefully not to upset its public greatly, cos it could kill democracy. I believe the democracies will have to walk a fine line to make this all pan out

Posted by Devilstoenail 2007-03-03 13:33|| 2007-03-03 13:33|| Front Page Top

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