Political Forum - View Single Post

DuH2 · #5 (**permalink**) 09-18-2007, 07:13 PM

Quote:

why did our newest ally, pakistan, need a nuclear weapon?

Because their much larger neighbor who they have fought 3 major wars with does.

Pakistan is hardly a new ally. Barring the idiocy pulled on them 2-3 decades ago which serioully harmed relations for no good reason they have been an ally of the USA since almost their creation.

Quote:

why did we stand by while israel built nuclear weapons but now pretend we have unilateral authority to designate which countries cannot have nuclear bombs?

Becasue its neighbors (many of who are still at war officially with Israel) have expressed an overt desire to not only destroy their naiton but extermnate their entire population.

The nuclear non-poliferation treat of 1968 was put forward by Ireland and first signed by Finland. Obviosuly a massive *unilateral* plot by the USA to force 189 nations to sign it....

////

For nonsqtr's thing-

A democratically elected government with the same goals as those of the current Iranian Theocracy having nuclear weapons would not be acceptable.
The mere form (or basis of forming) of a government does not immediately excuse it from its expressed goals...which is in Irans case has been the overt sponsoring and support of gobal terrorism ad the expressed esire to not only destroy but extemrinate the population of Israel.

Now of course you and some others will/do use this to bash Bush
..but so far the USA has not overtly invaded a nation in order to annex it, destroy it, or exterminate its populaton..contrary to the BS from some.