[Thermodyne]

Sorry guys, I had made a promise to myself that I would try to stay out of this line of threads. But this is beyond my limits of restraint. Any FOOL can take historical facts and bend them to support unfounded statements. But when looked at in a more complete context, the quoted brain fart is just pure garbage. Especially the use of atomic weapons. Japan got just what it had coming. The two nuclear releases brought the war to an end, and saved lives on both sides. It should also be noted that we were not the only nation trying to build the weapons in 1945. One of the weapons we used benefited from the production capabilities of the Nazi’s. And it was the intent of their allies in Asia to use the material in the form of a dirty bomb on their own soil. Also while America has had many failures at nation building, we have also had the best results of any nation that has ever tried to rebuild the economies and governments of nations destroyed by war.

As for Iraq, they hold the key to their future. If they disarm, then there will not be war. If they continue to thumb their noses as they lie and cheat their way past the inspection process, then they will again experience the weight of American arms. Lets face it guys, this man gassed thousands of his own citizens. That in itself is reason enough to have him before the bench with his life on the line.

It is very easy for nations to look past their own short comings as they debate the actions of others. But if the world were left to the historical actions of these same nations, half would be under the colonial boot, and many of the rest would be under the boot of conquering armies. As for the voice of Argentina, I would think that the internal failures of Argentinean government would be sufficient to keep the need for published rhetoric occupied.

No nation has been as generous as America during times of need. And no nation has ever been so generous to its fallen foes as America. America is not perfect, but when compared to the rest of the world, we look pretty damn good.

[ February 25, 2003, 02:25: Message edited by: Thermodyne ]