Yakk

It has been made clear that only way a nation can defend itself against American military aggression is to own nukes and not be afraid to use them.

As such, I now sympasize with nations that wish to work on nuclear programs. In fact, it would probably be wise for current US allies to work on nuclear programs, in case things change.

The exitance of beligerant nations with nuclear weapons is a horrible thing for the world as a whole.

The veto powers can effectivly do no wrong under the UN, unless they don't show up.

Any of the veto powers can veto any and all UN security council votes that call for santions on their own nation.

Law is the application of power. Good law is a good application of power. You are above the law if the law has no power over you.

So long as there is someone above the law, I personally treat the law as if it where any other form of coersion. Not ethically superior to a schoolyard bully.

You draft people who have finished their military service, and only them.

This will cause a future problem (people not wanting to join the military), but it will make certain that most people can believe "oh, it won't happen to US, so that's ok".

Yes, the Iraq war was cheap. More people where murdered in California during the than died in Iraq during this ongoing war and occupation.

Compare Iraq to other wars. WW1 or 2. Civil war. Veitnam. Even Korea. Look at what the economies of other nations do when they go to war.

The Iraq war was cheap. The size of the military budget during the Iraq war wasn't all that much higher than the size of the peacetime US military budget.

Admittedly, 90%+ of casualties where kept alive by the improved emergency medical care, so the death rate in Iraq is much lower than the level of danger would indicate. If this war where to have happened 20 years ago, the same level of damage to soldiers would have caused 2 to 4 times more deaths.

I'm saying that a successful war against Iran would be expensive. You'd have a serious economic impact from fighting it. The USA has the capacity to crush Iran, but it would cost the USA.

And maybe I'm wrong -- maybe the USA could strip Europe and Japan and forces at home, call up all reserves, hire mercinaries in Afghanistan and Iraq, and defeat Iran's military.

Bush won the election, and has stated this clears him of all culpability on Iraq. The US people said 'we saw what you did in Iraq, and approve'.

The current American government doesn't care about international opinion.

/shrug, WW2 and WW3 where profitable for those in control of the American economy. Starting a new one would also be good for them, probably.

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