24th February 2003, 3:07 PM
It's basically the threat of mutual annihilation. Play Metal Gear Solid to see the whole idea, AND exactly how it can blow up in our face... Um, no pun intended... Anyway, while I do believe we should disarm (and by the way, we have been slowly disarming at the same rate Russia has, at least to the best of our knowledge :D), at the moment it's not safe. Now I also don't think trusting no one is the best policy at all times, and in fact this sort of defensive thing could potentially CAUSE nuclear war, but at the moment it's the best strategy. AFTER North Korea is dealt with, then I do believe disarming should be done.
Oh, Mr. Space Marine, the US government IS the police. There is no "higher government" countries turn to to deal with this stuff. Saying the UN is the police and countries need to go to them is laughable. Unless the UN actually DOES rule all the countries it represents, which it doesn't, it has no real power. If there really was a world government, you would have a point, but there is none and I'm afraid the UN's ability to make ruling decitions is a failed idea. With no power to back up their decisions, what good are they? There is one purpose for them, talks. This is an important purpose to be sure, but they don't have the power to go beyond talking when they control nothing. That's how inspectors could just be turned away at no consequence, because the UN can't do a thing to enforce it.
Now then, on to things I've heard which may just be filthy rumors, but I just wanna give my opinion anyway. Correct me if I heard somethign totally a lie Weltall! Anyway, it seems there's a bill W is trying to pass to allow arresting anyone considered to be a terrorist, with that definition left to the government, and secret arrests and such with no explanation. Now then, this is America, so if such claims are true, I have a HUGE problem with that here.
Oh, Mr. Space Marine, the US government IS the police. There is no "higher government" countries turn to to deal with this stuff. Saying the UN is the police and countries need to go to them is laughable. Unless the UN actually DOES rule all the countries it represents, which it doesn't, it has no real power. If there really was a world government, you would have a point, but there is none and I'm afraid the UN's ability to make ruling decitions is a failed idea. With no power to back up their decisions, what good are they? There is one purpose for them, talks. This is an important purpose to be sure, but they don't have the power to go beyond talking when they control nothing. That's how inspectors could just be turned away at no consequence, because the UN can't do a thing to enforce it.
Now then, on to things I've heard which may just be filthy rumors, but I just wanna give my opinion anyway. Correct me if I heard somethign totally a lie Weltall! Anyway, it seems there's a bill W is trying to pass to allow arresting anyone considered to be a terrorist, with that definition left to the government, and secret arrests and such with no explanation. Now then, this is America, so if such claims are true, I have a HUGE problem with that here.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)