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-B At 08:56 PM 5/16/02 -0400, you wrote: >Does the new treaty include all of the missles President Todd has in his >backyard missle silo? > >-V > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 08:47 PM >To: CF-Community >Subject: Nuke Treaty (for Pres. Todd) > > >NOTE: this was copied from www.kiro710.com, CBS radio >affiliate in Seattle WA, home of Dave Ross Commentaries. > >May 13, 2002 >NUKE TREATY > >Thank you for not nuking. > >It's such a pleasure to open the paper and read some >good news. There's the headline -- Russia and US will >sign treaty to reduce nuclear arsenals. > >It's big news. It's happy news. The President was >bubbly: "This treaty will liquidate the legacy of the >cold war" he said. > >Of course it isn't perfect; nothing is... > >It turns out the weapons that are being "liquidated" can >be "liquidated" by putting them into storage. > >And while is DOES covers the big warheads -- the ones no >one in their right mind would ever use anyway -- the >smaller warheads, the ones people in their right minds >ARE thinking of using, aren't touched. > >And there's the clause that says either side can drop >out of the treaty on three months notice. > >And then there's the timetable -- which says that the >non-liquidation liquidation of the warheads doesn't have >to be done until the year 2012. Which , coincidentally >is the year the treaty expires. > >However, other than that, it's a dramatic step forward. >Because instead of 6000 ready-to-fire missiles, each >side will have only 2,000 ready-to-fire missiles and >4,000 spares. > >We're keeping the guns, but removing every third bullet. > >So let us be thankful. Those of us representing the >collateral damage owe a debt of gratitude to you, the >world leaders who helped bring this about; who concluded >that it should be at least a little more difficult to >vaporize large numbers of us. I hope we can repay you in >some way, if not a Nobel peace prize, then at least a >Golden Globe. And of course abundant speaking fees once >you leave office. > > > -Ben > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
