http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2006/07/26/pay-no-attention/ Summum nec metuas diem, nec optes - Marcus Valerius Martialis Tue, 02 Aug 2011 22:27:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2006/07/26/pay-no-attention/comment-page-1/#comment-14061 Andrew Thu, 27 Jul 2006 03:06:37 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2006/07/26/pay-no-attention/#comment-14061 Tick-Tock, Tick-Tock. There is a race going on in the world today, one that holds everyone's fate in the balance, and it is good to see Israel and the U.S. engaged. As we have seen in North Korea and Iran and Pakistan, the world's most dangerous nations are rapidly moving closer to a situation where whoever wants a nuclear arsenal needs only to have the right friends or a little cash (oil). A little more time and another weak U.S. administration (think Clinton with North Korea) and the proliferators will have won the race. The most powerful nation in the world will become that nation with a single nuclear weapon and the will to use it. We have precious little time to shape the world before this happens, hence the emergence of "neo-cons" a while back, the few who have acknowledged the danger. Any peace initiative, call for withdrawal of troops, or call for Israel to stand down needs to be evaluated in terms of this race. This is as real as it gets; all the monsters of the past had limited technology to inflict their judgements on the people of the world, but very soon, the monsters of today and tomorrow will not be so constrained. Tick-Tock, Tick-Tock. There is a race going on in the world today, one that holds everyone’s fate in the balance, and it is good to see Israel and the U.S. engaged. As we have seen in North Korea and Iran and Pakistan, the world’s most dangerous nations are rapidly moving closer to a situation where whoever wants a nuclear arsenal needs only to have the right friends or a little cash (oil). A little more time and another weak U.S. administration (think Clinton with North Korea) and the proliferators will have won the race. The most powerful nation in the world will become that nation with a single nuclear weapon and the will to use it. We have precious little time to shape the world before this happens, hence the emergence of “neo-cons” a while back, the few who have acknowledged the danger. Any peace initiative, call for withdrawal of troops, or call for Israel to stand down needs to be evaluated in terms of this race. This is as real as it gets; all the monsters of the past had limited technology to inflict their judgements on the people of the world, but very soon, the monsters of today and tomorrow will not be so constrained.

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