Originally Posted by SASless
Shy Talk.....Vietnam in the mid...late Sixties and early 70's would have been much more exciting. We rang the bell....what happened?
You missed the smaller bits of the country...like Texas...Alaska...and at least we are on the map....unlike a small former island nation now part of the European mainland.
That's how much you guys care about non-Americans. It shines through every war you lose
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Shall we put up a tally book of lost wars Shy....what say we start with the two we beat your asses in....and go from there.
Your frustration with your inability to sustain your side of the argument is showing. Instead of taking on the points of the actual discussion you instead attempt to switch to a penis-measuring contest. This mirrors US foreign policy in many cases
The problem is that the US doesn't want a non-puppet nation with real political capability (which is what nuclear weapons actually confer) able to back up their words in an area of the world the exploitation of which the US relies on to sustain its wealth. It'll be interesting to see exactly what sort of dodgy evidence the West comes up with to justify military action. If it's the
NPT then it'll be incredibly hypocritical seeing as the US (and other nuclear nations) have failed to uphold their own obligations under Article VI of the same treaty: namely, that obligation to liquidate their nuclear stockpiles and pursue complete disarmament. I don't see anyone mentioning that little issue right now, though...
Originally Posted by NPT Article VI
Each of the Parties to the Treaty undertakes to pursue negotiations in good faith on effective measures relating to cessation of the nuclear arms race at an early date and to nuclear disarmament, and on a treaty on general and complete disarmament under strict and effective international control.