Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Why Did We Create Nuclear Weapons?'

[MDixon6569]

In a message dated 7/30/06 5:07:17 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: With the economic clout and diplomatic reach of the US, there are a huge amount of alternatives to using nuclear weapons, or even conventional weapons. I heard a great talk yesterday between Tim Russert and Thomas Friedman, in which Friedman was making the point that Libya abandoned its nuclear weapons program not because of the US invasion of Iraq, but because behind the scenes we provided them with a security assurance that if they stopped pursuing that [nuclear weapons] direction, we promised not to attack them. Iran has been offered and continues to be offered all kinds of deals like that, but they refuse them. They insist having nukes is their right. __._,_.___ To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS  Visit your group "FairfieldLife" on the web.    To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]    Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. __,_._,___