Comments on: Obama: Iran “Breaking Rules All Nations Must Follow”

By: The obligatory Iran has a second nuke facility posting | Political Byline

The obligatory Iran has a second nuke facility posting | Political Byline — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:59:40 +0000

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By: Chris M.

Chris M. — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:05:07 +0000

@Muffler and John: I don’t think that selling nukes to every country is a viable solution. A nuclear weapon is in a class of weaponry all by itself. The devastation and loss of life wrought by such a weapon is an order of magnitude more vast than conventional weapons. The idea of all countries having nukes relies on the assumption that all countries have good intentions. It also relies on the assumption that all countries would have adequate controls in place so that those nukes don’t get into the hands of rogue groups. Could you imagine the race to the bottom if one country nuked the country it doesn’t like and in turn gets bombed? Eye-for-an-eye doesn’t work on that scale, millions would die instantly and needlessly because their governments disagreed or they despise a given ethnic or cultural group, etc. Our enlightened understanding of the nature and use of these weapons is not shared by all other nations.

By: Muffler

Muffler — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:57:16 +0000

John:

I find what you are saying interesting. The second amendment protects the right to bear arms. The thinking is if everyone has a gun then everyone will think twice about using them and they government would be in check. It’s an interesting play of thought when we extend that to nuclear weapons. If every country has them would they then think twice about using them? Can you apply the idea that nuclear arms don’t kill millions… people kill millions? Would it keep dictators and bad guys in check?

By: Doug Mataconis

Doug Mataconis — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:54:43 +0000

LBF,

I agree, so far so good.

I’m sure we’ll learn more about this soon, but it seems like this facility is something the US has known about for awhile now — Obama was apparently briefed on it right after he won the election.

By: Let's Be Free

Let's Be Free — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:44:53 +0000

In every president’s tenure there are opportunities for a the president to stand out, lead boldly and strongly in the name of liberty and freedom (think Reagan as in “Mr. Gorbachev take down this wall”) or to be a weak kneed moralizer (thing Jimmy Carter’s malaise speech).

Now we hear that Iran is “breaking rules all nations must follow” except, of course, for the United States, which it might haved occured to our leader has a track record of pretty much doing what it wanted when it wanted with respect to nulcear proliferation.

Good job Barack of reaching out to the people and striking a chord that resonates.

With the people Iran and neighbors throughout that part of the world there are extraordinary opportunities for leadership

By: john

john — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:32:49 +0000

Come on!!! The only time Nuclear Weapons been used was when only one country had them. We have access lets sell them to those without!!!