tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11203768.post6995560866373234180..comments2023-09-09T08:05:00.789-05:00Comments on I Don't Know Where the Angels Sleep: Keeping The Main Thing The Main ThingIIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16315227626348856638noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11203768.post-40462434333056381842008-07-15T22:31:00.000-05:002008-07-15T22:31:00.000-05:00Good points, guys. I don't think anyone wants to g...Good points, guys. I don't think anyone wants to go to war, even George Bush, and certainly none of us want nuclear war anywhere. I can't imagine what Hiroshima is like, even today. That's a part of history that I hope never repeats itself. <BR/><BR/>Lloyd, you're probably right in that we likely don't have the resources to invade another country at this point. It might not take that much Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11203768.post-36214872816778325162008-07-15T21:38:00.000-05:002008-07-15T21:38:00.000-05:00sorry Dan, if I was being unclear before. What I ...sorry Dan, if I was being unclear before. What I meant about resources is that we don't currently have the resources to sustain ground troops in Iraq and Iran simultaneously.<BR/><BR/>Nuclear war is ugly. I've been to Hiroshima more than once and we want to avoid either instigating or receiving that kind of violence ever again.<BR/><BR/>The Hitler analogy is potent, but not altogether accurate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11203768.post-79790264142767509572008-07-14T22:39:00.000-05:002008-07-14T22:39:00.000-05:00Given the failures of our intelligence community a...Given the failures of our intelligence community already this decade, I'm not sure I have the same faith in American espionage that Dan has. And I think that the war in Iraq has weakened our nation's resolve against the threat of Iran, as well as has strengthened Iran's overall position.<BR/><BR/>BTW, the alternative to "sitting down for a chat" (<I>otherwise normally known as "diplomacy"</I>) IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16315227626348856638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11203768.post-91401422980854802802008-07-14T20:39:00.000-05:002008-07-14T20:39:00.000-05:00Great entry, it makes the wheels turn. I just hope...Great entry, it makes the wheels turn. I just hope our national security decisions aren't determined by trying to appease other nations, whether they are allies, enemies, or neutral. Trying to keep Hitler happy is what got us into WWII. <BR/><BR/>As for nuclear weapons in Iran, it's a scary thought to think that terrorists whose only goal in life is to destroy everything and everyone in this Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11203768.post-63620596504748194032008-07-14T18:47:00.000-05:002008-07-14T18:47:00.000-05:00Maybe you missed this one, Lloyd, but I don't cons...Maybe you missed this one, Lloyd, but <A HREF="http://feetwasher.blogspot.com/2008/04/waterboarding-is-not-unethical.html" REL="nofollow">I don't consider waterboarding to be unethical</A>.<BR/><BR/>Your focus on the House & Senate is noble, but reality is that the Presidential candidates are the real vision-casters & policy-deciders. I do think I've decided that I'm gonna vote against my IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16315227626348856638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11203768.post-89188018029604001832008-07-14T18:28:00.000-05:002008-07-14T18:28:00.000-05:00In case anyone else is curious, the import of the ...In case anyone else is curious, the import of the main article is that "McCain is the only sane choice here, because he is against Iran's nuclear program and has been a POW."<BR/><BR/>I have no idea who will receive my vote for the presidential nomination, come November, but I argue that it doesn't make that much of a difference, regarding the current two candidates. I've not heard enough of a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com