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Originally Posted by Charlatan
What steaming load of dingoes kidneys. You say this like it is accepted wisdom and inevitable. Iran and the US are acting like a couple of drunken idiots about to get into a barroom brawl... I just hope they have friends who can drag them out before one of these idiots gets hurt.
MAD worked in the past. The new version is, "we have a nuke and might use it on you" or "You threaten me I will threaten you."
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Do you take a position of nuetrality? Do you support the positions Iran has taken as equal to the positions the USA has taken on this issue? Do you support te efforts of the UN? Are your feelings representative of most Canadians?
Call it what you want but when a couple of drunks are about to get into a barroom brawl someone has to take the weaker drunk out of the bar and talk some sense to him. When people take a "nuetral" position the fight happens and it affects everyone at the bar. I admit I am drunk with a lack of tollerance with Islamic countries making threats to wipe people off of the face of the earth. In the back of my mind I know I should have such a high level of emotion, but I do, and I think the number of Americans who feel the same way is growing.
Also, arms races are not "stalemates". And trust me - this ain't gonna get to a point of a level playing field.