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2004-02-20

Adil Najam: US rely on the mercy of the merciless to prevent Armageddon

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Posted by Steve from Relto 2004-02-20 9:43:01 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Ban nuclear weapons and make the world safe for conventional warfare.

Posted by Hiryu 2004-2-20 10:08:57 AM|| 2004-2-20 10:08:57 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 This entire article goes under the assumption that all of the people trying to get nukes are rational and perhaps just a bit misunderstood.

Fact is its a dog eat dog world and some of those dogs have rabies. The US is the Alpha dog, the one keeping many of thelm in check, the one many of them want to take down. The US would be foolish to defang itself under those conditions.

Posted by ruprecht 2004-2-20 10:16:54 AM|| 2004-2-20 10:16:54 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 What a f*cking moron. Let's tell all the thugs in the world we're no longer armed. What planet does this idiot live on? Again, what a f*cking moron.

Posted by AllahHateMe 2004-2-20 1:59:24 PM|| 2004-2-20 1:59:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Nations make treaties and agreements through negotiations. Negotiations require some semblance of goodwill and a commitment to honor the proposed agreement. There are some nations and people that will not honor agreements, so instead of negotiations one has to use the threat of a big stick. Depending upone someone's goodwill only is suicide. One must always verify. Who knows, a change in govt could bring in someone who will try to go around an agreement. Of course this would not apply to France, as they are always consistant....

Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-2-20 2:57:12 PM|| 2004-2-20 2:57:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 I can't remember what wise man said it first but here it is: "To have peace, you must prepare for war".

Posted by Brian 2004-2-20 4:11:18 PM|| 2004-2-20 4:11:18 PM|| Front Page Top

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