Indeed Slip - the very theory once advocated by a CIA chief (Anderton as I remember).
On 13 Apr, 05:12, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > Sure, but the what happens to the alliance after the soft fallout? > Who will start vying for the top position? World Domination, the > oldest game in the history of man. > > On Apr 12, 9:22 pm, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I doubt most people realise any of the power of current weapons - I'd > > guess up to 50 H-bombs can be deployed in a single air-drop. I fancy > > the real strategy will be to get a US/EU/Russian/Jap/Chinese/Indian > > alliance and blat most of the rest. I first saw this suggested in > > book by Bhatti around 1980. It may be possible to do this without > > much fallout and I've given up thinking we have any morality left. > > > On 12 Apr, 10:54, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > There is truth there for sure. We once wielded superiority above that > > > of the world but actually never pursued further action beyond the > > > defensive. We've since given away or at least created a balance of > > > power and have as such weakened our position of power in the world. > > > Again I have to point to the military industrial complex that fed > > > weapons to third world entities in order to instigate war, the > > > lifeblood of the military, and now that all these piss ant countries > > > have gained access to devastating weaponry, we are all living in fear. > > > I've many times asked why in the world are these people, who hardly > > > have running water and toilets, walking around with guns, rockets and > > > F16 fighter jets? There is a certain intelligent composure that must > > > accompany the possession of sophisticated weaponry and these countries > > > do not have that critical component. Its like a giving a gun to a 5 > > > year old. When Saddam dumped all that oil into the gulf I knew he was > > > crazy and had to go, so it is with many other countries who are simply > > > maniacal extremists capable of anything without a care towards the > > > results or the ramifications of their actions. We still have strength > > > and ally support but when it comes to Nuclear force there isn't much > > > that can be done. Its not like the ground battles of the past nor > > > even that of WW2. There is much cruelty in war but much of the > > > cruelty looming in the future might have been avoided by action in the > > > past to secure a foothold of power in the world. > > > > On Apr 11, 8:46 pm, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > The question at issue now was asked by Macarthur after WW2. It is > > > > whether to do something with nuclear weapons and a vast technology > > > > differential whilst we still have it. Bush threatened to bomb > > > > Pakistan back to the stone age and I suspect many harbour a secret > > > > illusion that "we" should rid the world of "problematic peoples". One > > > > can see that we are losing the technology lead. Disgusting thoughts, > > > > but I'm sure I hear plenty of this one way or another. America has a > > > > habit of winning the economics and may have seen its real enemies as > > > > all the imperialist nations rivalling its empire. They all ended-up > > > > broke or occupied. > > > > > On 11 Apr, 15:05, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Don, do you ever go back and do a critique of your own posts? > > > > > > On Apr 11, 4:01 am, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Taking what Joe Biden says as administration policy is plain > > > > > > foolish. > > > > > > The man can't shut up and the stuff that comes out of his mouth > > > > > > sometimes is stupid. He tends to make things up on the moment. I'd > > > > > > call him pathologically hyperbolic but I don't want to confuse the > > > > > > mathematicians in the group. Just so you guys know; America is > > > > > > making > > > > > > some noise about our President's lack of action. For some reason it > > > > > > doesn't make the news but a lot of us are complaining to our > > > > > > congressmen and blogging daily on our dissatisfaction. Tax laws and > > > > > > outrageous social spending can be repealed but we can't repeal a > > > > > > nuclear Iran. Our military should convince Obama to do SOMETHING > > > > > > soon. He might have to cancel a sitcom/talk show appearance or hold > > > > > > off on a love fest-I mean press conference or town hall meeting for > > > > > > a > > > > > > while so he has time to do the business of the country but it will > > > > > > happen because it has to. He's got to learn he can't vote 'present' > > > > > > anymore. Do not count us out yet. > > > > > > > dj > > > > > > > On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 3:50 AM, Vamadevananda > > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Read this article from Jerusalem Post. > > > > > > > >http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?apage=2&cid=1238562949505&page... > > > > > > > > Your views ! ?- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
