--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Nelson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer <groups@> wrote: > > > > on 7/30/06 2:05 PM, Robert Gimbel at babajii_99@ wrote: > > > > Do you believe in karma? Or compassion? What would be the > implications of > > wiping out 67 million people and perhaps causing a nuclear winter? > Actually, > > the latter might be our first payback. > > > +++ Is it being compassionate to wait till they wipe us out- seems > impractical and also too late. > Wouldn't it be a type of suicide which is not good karma either. N. > With the economic clout and diplomatic reach of the US, there are a huge amount of alternatives to using nuclear weapons, or even conventional weapons.
I heard a great talk yesterday between Tim Russert and Thomas Friedman, in which Friedman was making the point that Libya abandoned its nuclear weapons program not because of the US invasion of Iraq, but because behind the scenes we provided them with a security assurance that if they stopped pursuing that [nuclear weapons] direction, we promised not to attack them. One small example, but a way in which the US can still move in the direction of peace while realistically protecting our interests. These ideas of "I can kick your ass before you kick mine" and "I can kick your ass so hard, you'll never get back at me" are the most short-sighted and foolish and damaging policies. Anyone pursuing such ideas in the government should be removed from office immediately! Such stupid and dull thinking. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
