Comments on: The King Of Recycling http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/09/30/the-king-of-recycling/ 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 By: Gaius http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/09/30/the-king-of-recycling/comment-page-1/#comment-67928 Gaius Mon, 01 Oct 2007 02:54:15 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/09/30/the-king-of-recycling/#comment-67928 Turn that about. Do you think it must be ruled out under all scenarios? The fact is that if there is no other alternative, that bleak prospect becomes the only workable thing that can be done. And refusing to acknowledge that makes that scenario more - not less - likely. When tyrannies believe that there is no credible threat against them, they will not stop. Today is the anniversary of Neville Chamberlain's announcement of peace in our time. That worked so well, didn't it? (8 years later to the day they pronounced a lot of Hitler's henchmen guilty of war crimes, by the way.) Turn that about. Do you think it must be ruled out under all scenarios?

The fact is that if there is no other alternative, that bleak prospect becomes the only workable thing that can be done. And refusing to acknowledge that makes that scenario more – not less – likely.

When tyrannies believe that there is no credible threat against them, they will not stop.

Today is the anniversary of Neville Chamberlain’s announcement of peace in our time.

That worked so well, didn’t it?

(8 years later to the day they pronounced a lot of Hitler’s henchmen guilty of war crimes, by the way.)

]]> By: Jamelle http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/09/30/the-king-of-recycling/comment-page-1/#comment-67927 Jamelle Mon, 01 Oct 2007 02:43:29 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/09/30/the-king-of-recycling/#comment-67927 Do you think an attack on Iran would be a good idea, under any circumstances? Do you think an attack on Iran would be a good idea, under any circumstances?

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