No worries - I was just making sure you understood my position
SilverWarder Send a noteboard - 25/02/2010 05:19:10 PM
Kim is far more a threat to the US' allies than he is to the US. Madman that he is, I think someone in his own country would off him if he decided to fire at L.A. On the off chance he did hit it the resulting return strike would wipe North Korea out.
Millions dead for no particular reason? It would be hard to shout down the hawks calling for the entire country to be turned into a glass parking lot and bombing them back, literally, into the stone age would begin in days. And China wouldn't say a thing.
Where China itself is concerned, I'm of the opinion that the current approach to them is the right one. Tie them so firmly with economic bonds that going to war with their main trade partners would cripple their economy. In the meantime, let the modern world and the internet slowly erode what little is left of Maoism until someone in the party reforms it from the inside and China becomes a democracy. The writing is on the wall. First economic reforms - then people with money deciding that the current government's level of corruption, power and lack of accountability is too much. Enough bribes in the right place and the whole thing tumbles into the hands of some reformers who toss out the old Long Marchers (are there even any still alive?) and move in some measured accountability.
Basically a process much like the Soviet Union went through, really, with different players.
Also as those trade ties grow stronger China will have to start being amenable to making some compromises to prevent tariffs and sanctions. That's where Human Rights insistences can come through.
It'll happen, and probably with very little violence.
Millions dead for no particular reason? It would be hard to shout down the hawks calling for the entire country to be turned into a glass parking lot and bombing them back, literally, into the stone age would begin in days. And China wouldn't say a thing.
Where China itself is concerned, I'm of the opinion that the current approach to them is the right one. Tie them so firmly with economic bonds that going to war with their main trade partners would cripple their economy. In the meantime, let the modern world and the internet slowly erode what little is left of Maoism until someone in the party reforms it from the inside and China becomes a democracy. The writing is on the wall. First economic reforms - then people with money deciding that the current government's level of corruption, power and lack of accountability is too much. Enough bribes in the right place and the whole thing tumbles into the hands of some reformers who toss out the old Long Marchers (are there even any still alive?) and move in some measured accountability.
Basically a process much like the Soviet Union went through, really, with different players.
Also as those trade ties grow stronger China will have to start being amenable to making some compromises to prevent tariffs and sanctions. That's where Human Rights insistences can come through.
It'll happen, and probably with very little violence.
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Why Iran's dictators can be deterred
23/02/2010 01:31:52 PM
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Not sure he showed us how they can be deterred
23/02/2010 01:56:42 PM
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Er yeah, that's totally the argument I was going for.
23/02/2010 02:06:52 PM
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No Palin was simply cover for the "we just have to accept Iran will get the bomb argument"
23/02/2010 02:26:45 PM
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She wasn't cover for anything, but I like how this argument keeps going that way.
23/02/2010 02:36:47 PM
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As I have noted it isn't conseratives that keep bring her up
23/02/2010 03:26:11 PM
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and I tried to take her out of the argument. But here we are.
23/02/2010 03:39:29 PM
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dealing with the repercussions of attacking another Islamic country may be our best option
23/02/2010 04:25:47 PM
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The world needs to decide how it feels about non-proliferation.
23/02/2010 07:11:51 PM
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yes American used the bomb so now we should let everyone else take a turn *NM*
24/02/2010 06:22:23 AM
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It would certainly demonstrate the folly of that view.
24/02/2010 06:49:56 AM
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well hell then why not just sel them nukes and get it over with
24/02/2010 02:33:00 PM
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I really don't think the folly need be demonstrated more than once.
28/02/2010 02:49:30 AM
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I think this guy lives on the moon
23/02/2010 02:51:20 PM
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I was just talking to Lupine about how I like your posts, but I'm gonna make an exception here.
23/02/2010 09:28:44 PM
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You'll have to link that then, I always like to read things that feed my ego
24/02/2010 12:17:37 AM
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Oh, it was on AIM.
24/02/2010 01:13:07 PM
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Ah well, I'll have to self feed my ego instead, fortunately I'm very good at that
25/02/2010 03:44:43 PM
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Here's an article in response to Zakaria's article
23/02/2010 03:19:41 PM
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I generally don't care for Fareed, but believe he's right this time.
23/02/2010 05:59:00 PM
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Iran is a thorny problem
24/02/2010 05:38:09 AM
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I still don't believe North Korea harmless.
24/02/2010 06:59:15 AM
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I never used the term 'harmless'
24/02/2010 10:01:14 PM
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Fair point, sorry.
25/02/2010 12:45:47 PM
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No worries - I was just making sure you understood my position
25/02/2010 05:19:10 PM
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Re: No worries - I was just making sure you understood my position
28/02/2010 02:30:26 AM
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Re: No worries - I was just making sure you understood my position
01/03/2010 03:53:58 PM
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A carrot without a stick is just a free carrot.
02/03/2010 08:01:23 AM
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They can hit Tokyo
25/02/2010 06:10:44 PM
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So?
25/02/2010 07:01:37 PM
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I think you are grossly overestimating our border security
25/02/2010 08:03:13 PM
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Well, I KNOW you're ignorant about a lot of things and this shows it.
25/02/2010 08:56:45 PM
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Yes you are the Great Cold War Warrior of the chairforce
28/02/2010 06:44:31 PM
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Oh I'm sorry - so you're not so much ignorant as idiot.
01/03/2010 03:48:32 PM
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Israel does not have the military capability to destroy or significantly damage Iran's nuclear sites
24/02/2010 12:33:00 PM
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You have absolutely no idea what you are talking about - and it shows to anyone who does
24/02/2010 10:33:29 PM
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I think this ties in well with this article
25/02/2010 09:56:04 AM
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It's going to happen regardless sooner or later; might as well get out in front and claim leadership
01/03/2010 06:29:57 AM
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