On 2 July 2014 11:09, spudboy100 via Everything List < everything-list@googlegroups.com> wrote:
> SMad will likely not work with say, an Iranian guv mint, but it worked ok > with the Sovs. You fear a Pyrrhic victory, I fear capitulation. > Yes, MAD wouldn't work with a nation of suicide bombers, for example, it requires the other side to have a rational desire to stay alive. I suspect that covers most world leaders myself but who knows you *may *have a point. Assuming you do, then you're basically saying you'd rather the human race died on its feet than lived on its knees, a view with which I have some sympathy (although having died on its feet there isn't a chance for a later slaves' revolt...) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
