Ted Turner

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by Downthestretch55

Somerfrost,
We can't go back to the Cuban missile crisis.
Sorry to say, that's in the past. Given those circumstances, it seemed plenty insane to me, but I was just a little kid at the time.
We are confronted with the "blunders" that have lead to the "now".
Regarding current events, there is no question that ALL people that inhabit this planet would not like to see their families die. Included would be the people of the USA, Israel, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, Venezuela, Dafur...
You get the point ...I could list so many. That's part of being "human".
In the "now", a very "insane" condition presents itself.
If you believe that a world player like China won't provide nuclear technology to Iran in exchange for petroleum futures, you might not have been attending to where Katosha (sp) rockets came from, or silk worm missiles during Vietnam, for that matter.
In my humble view, "brinksmanship", though played in the past, is nothing compared to today's decisions. Based on GWB's previous ones, I lack confidence in his current ones. Fools exist on both sides of this problem.

Your problem, DTS is that your obvious hatred for George Bush has paralyzed parts of your brain...every issue somehow ends up as George's fault! You lack clarity...of course you can use past references when talking about the present! If you think that the folks in Iran are "the same" as other world leaders, you haven't paid attention. Stop the "Hate George" tirade long enough to absorb this simple fact...all people ARE NOT the same. There are two distinct types of people...good and evil. Sometimes, good people will commit evil acts but evil people will never do good unless it's a shortcut to some evil end! The clowns in Iran WANT to die in a blaze of fire, in their perverted minds, that will lead to eternal glory! Give folks like that the means to commit mass murder and they WILL commit mass murder. There have always been evil people but most have had an element of self-preservation...Saddam has it, so did Hitler, so did Stalin. They committed horrible acts but they always were looking out for their own survival...not so with these fanatics, they welcome death! When you care about your own survival, there is no point to ending the world as we know it (as would have been the case in the Cuban situation), no point in attacking an elephant with a BB gun (as would be the situation should any of the world's nuclear countries start a nuclear confrontation with US, Britain and Israel)...but when you welcome death...why not kill millions of "infidels"? Stop the constant comparisons of our elected leader with terrorists and other maniacs, it invalidates any points you may make!