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Originally posted by sextoyking@Dec 30 2002, 05:56 AM
but I don't belive from what I have read that he wants to go down in flames. and remember China and Russia, sure don't want some rouge, loose cannon, going off in that region..
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from everything i have read and heard, the biggest fear is that he is preparing to go down in flames.
he cant last without massive political and economic reforms. there is no way for those things to happen without him jeapordizing his grip on power anyway.
he is in a very tough and ever deteriorating position and it appears that rather than risk loosening his grip on power through reforming his own country and economy, he would rather scare the world into appeasing him by becoming a threat that must be respected - which to date, has been more rewarding through the BILLIONS in aid they have already received than to suffer the growing pains and uncertainty of change and reform.
ok... so we try diplomacy. then what? wait for the next time he needs cash and knows he can wave the nuclear sabre? what about Iran? how many unstable, autocratic and enemy regimes are we going to allow to do that in the name of "peace" or "diplomacy" in the hopes of some lasting understanding? - then.... who will have their fingers on the nuclear trigger next? what rogue general will come to power or Mullah or whatever next and whats to stop them from repeating the same cycle over... or from even starting a nuclear war... or how do we know we will ever be able to stop Iran from launching a nuclear missile?
i think that there can be no room for negotiation when people start threatening others with Nuclear weapons. thats why there is a Non Proliferation Treaty that everyone agreed to.... yet somehow its ok to violate it, because everyone wants to "talk first", wants to "negotiate" wants to "explore all options" etc.
The UN passed 16 Securty Resolutions to deal with Iraq. Iraq said "Fuck You" everytime... and why? quite simply because they knew they could. because they knew that in the worst case scenario, there would be a Security Council Resolution 17 demanding that they comply with resolutions 1-16. How completely retarded is that?
Iran is next. Iran is following this same path right now. Russia just finalized a contract to start building nuclear reactors for them. they may not be "next" if they know the world will deal with them swiftly and severely if they start down the same "we should have nuclear weapons too, so fuck you" path.
but i think it is pretty rediculous to make an arguement of "what about the other guy somewhere else that is a problem too" - what about them? is one less of a threat because of the other? i dont think so. i think they are BOTH a threat.
Last edited by -= JR =- at Dec 30 2002, 07:15 AM