--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, MDixon6569@ wrote: > > > > > > In a message dated 7/30/06 5:07:17 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > > jflanegi@ 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. > > > > The Iranian government, even by Iranian standards, is a bit extreme. But not TOO extreme. > I am reasonably sure that if another country wanted to cherry pick quotes from members of our US government, we'd appear quite extreme also...
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