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Re: Those Who Dread Democracy Are In Despair

By: DGpeddler in POPE | Recommend this post (0)
Sun, 05 Jun 11 6:41 PM | 21 view(s)
Boardmark this board | (The) Pope's for real stock market report 		Msg. 37148 of 65535
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The one thing that bothers me is that some folks believe the end of the world is near and using atomic bombs is a way to bring it about sooner, rather than later.

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Those Who Dread Democracy Are In Despair
By: Zimbler0 in POPE
Sun, 05 Jun 11 4:31 PM 		Msg. 37143 of 65535

http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/wars/articles/20110601.aspx

Zim: There is much to this article.

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June 1, 2011: The major military powers continue the Great Nuclear Truce (GNT) that began in the 1950s, when Russia got nuclear weapons, and suddenly realized they could not afford to use them (without risking more destruction than past foes like the Nazis or Mongols inflicted). As more major powers got nukes, the "we can't afford to use them, but they're nice to have" attitude, and the unprecedented truce, persisted. There have been wars, but not between the big players, with the largest and most destructive conventional forces. A record was broken in 1986, as there had never before (since the modern state system developed in the 16th century) been so long a period without a war between a major powers (the kind that could afford, these days, to get nukes).
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The media also has a hard time keeping score. For years, Iraq was portrayed as a disaster until, suddenly, the enemy was crushed and the war was won.
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Zim: The article does go on and on and on . .


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