My comment: Echoing most economists and anybody with basic math skills I told several times that, once again, Americans have to choose "guns or butter". This time, guns are actual guns, not just the usual economic statement. Americans and US governments have to choose either a military budget that matches the economic possibilities of a medium size country of 300,000 millions, in the range of Brazil or Indonesia, or they must accept growing poverty.
As far as I know, this was part of the dilemma that USA and Europe (West and East) including Russia, had between 1960 and 1973. Let us see what they decide this time. Obama calls for fewer nukes. Others will call for fewer weapons, not just nukes. Matters that talks will replace threats. At least for a while. What else? Economic crisis does not allow governments high expenses in useless weapons without hurting well being of its people. But, what private defense corporations think about this reduction of budgets (and therefore of profits)? What military complex think? What will they do? Let us hope that history will not repeat. Humankind deserves one opportunity. Give peace a chance. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9TLBPySMMY Peace and best wishes. Xi --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World-thread" 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/world-thread?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
