World War III: "Hey, we're still here! "

Onkel Neal · 11-30-07, 05:09 PM

Great article:

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This past month may be remembered as the one when World War III broke out. Not the thing itself, obviously, but the concept, the memory, the nightmare, which had been buried in the basement of our cultural consciousness since the end of the Cold War. The beast suddenly broke out of the basement and it's in our face again.

http://www.slate.com/id/2178792/

CCIP · 11-30-07, 06:29 PM

I agree! It's just what I've been saying for a while now, put eloquently and pragmatically enough.

Chock · 11-30-07, 07:21 PM

Yup, nothing new there, but concisely and well put all the same, and an entertaining read, if you can be entertained by reading about the imminent prospect of being welded to your kitchen wall by a nuclear air burst. It's just as well that those of my age are already used to coping with this kind of malarkey.

Now, where did I put that silly 'Protect and Survive' leaflet the British Govt handed all us limeys a few years ago? I seem to recall it was only marginally less ludicrous than the 'Duck and Cover' campaign the US had.

1,2,3,4 we don't want a nuclear war, etc.

Chock

Skybird · 11-30-07, 08:01 PM

For years I am preaching that pakistan is the most dangerous state ion earth, not just since Newsweek, I heared, had such a title on the front page some weeks or months ago.

I saw the need to rethink and change my former stand on nuclear weapons over the past 18 months. we cannot afford anymore to see their use not as an option if for example the iranian prgram should be shut down by force. I am sure that conventional weapons alone are not capable to achieve that, while ground wars to invade Iran are an incalculatable risk which to accept we also cannot afford.

Meanwhile, well-meaning sweethearts faced a terrible crush recently, and could not imagine where the hell it all of a sudden was coming from. They are said to be "dissappointed" now, and that almost breaks my heart

Before giving the link, i need to dry my tears, wait a moment...

So, done.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7120399.stm

when the story is fulfilled in the not so far away future, it will have become the greatest diplomatic disgrace Europe ever has produced itself since Chamberlain was sent to Hitler.

Chock · 11-30-07, 08:28 PM

Now you know why diplomatic discussions take so long, and generally get nowhere, check this out from Skybird's linked article:

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"I expected more and am therefore disappointed," the EU official said.
"I will be in telephonic contact with the Iranians before the end of December," he added, saying the envoys would meet again if circumstances permitted.

'I will be in telephonic contact':rotfl:

Chock

Sea Demon · 11-30-07, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Chock

Now you know why diplomatic discussions take so long, and generally get nowhere, check this out from Skybird's linked article:

Quote:

"I expected more and am therefore disappointed," the EU official said.
"I will be in telephonic contact with the Iranians before the end of December," he added, saying the envoys would meet again if circumstances permitted.

'I will be in telephonic contact':rotfl:

Chock

Sounds like something President Bush would say.

11-30-07, 06:29 PM	#2
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	I agree! It's just what I've been saying for a while now, put eloquently and pragmatically enough. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

11-30-07, 07:21 PM	#3
Chock Sea Lord Join Date: May 2005 Location: Under a thermal layer in chilly Olde England Posts: 1,842 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yup, nothing new there, but concisely and well put all the same, and an entertaining read, if you can be entertained by reading about the imminent prospect of being welded to your kitchen wall by a nuclear air burst. It's just as well that those of my age are already used to coping with this kind of malarkey. Now, where did I put that silly 'Protect and Survive' leaflet the British Govt handed all us limeys a few years ago? I seem to recall it was only marginally less ludicrous than the 'Duck and Cover' campaign the US had. 1,2,3,4 we don't want a nuclear war, etc. Chock __________________

11-30-07, 08:01 PM	#4
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,637 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	For years I am preaching that pakistan is the most dangerous state ion earth, not just since Newsweek, I heared, had such a title on the front page some weeks or months ago. I saw the need to rethink and change my former stand on nuclear weapons over the past 18 months. we cannot afford anymore to see their use not as an option if for example the iranian prgram should be shut down by force. I am sure that conventional weapons alone are not capable to achieve that, while ground wars to invade Iran are an incalculatable risk which to accept we also cannot afford. Meanwhile, well-meaning sweethearts faced a terrible crush recently, and could not imagine where the hell it all of a sudden was coming from. They are said to be "dissappointed" now, and that almost breaks my heart Before giving the link, i need to dry my tears, wait a moment... So, done. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7120399.stm when the story is fulfilled in the not so far away future, it will have become the greatest diplomatic disgrace Europe ever has produced itself since Chamberlain was sent to Hitler. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.