Ron Paul states we might have to get used to the idea of an Iran with nuclear power. Well, duh. I mean short of going in and taking away their nuclear capability what else are we going to do?
He points out that our current policies actually encourage Iran to pursue nukes. I agree, but the fault doesn’t lie only with the U.S. It’s basic human nature that when you don’t get along with your neighbor, who has the ability to wipe out your entire existence, you take action to defend yourself. Your choices are, you develop an equally powerful ability to wipe out his existence or you talk out your differences like the evolved and civilized adults we like to think we are.
It’s very clear that the method of sanctions the world community used in an attempt to prevent Iran from building nuclear power failed. It’s equally clear that given the history of animosity between Iran and the U.S. that Iran feels with 100% certainty that they need to defend itself. In this regard is where I agree with Ron Paul.
This mad cycle of one-upmanship of pursuing more threatening weapons than the other guy is foolish, childish and so preventable.
Thomas Jefferson: “The more you use your power the less you have.”
Do these words sound like those of anyone in power today. No. Why has America and, as a result, the world community, ‘progressed’ to the point that we view military power as the desired measure of security?
The U.S. has the attitude “You other nation’s live peacefully our we will kill you.”
Religious zealots follow the conviction “You believe as we do or we will kill you.”
Does any of this make any sense when we consider that every person on this planet wants to survive? A very small number of people within the world population subscribe to chaos for whatever reason, these people should be identified and locked away where they cannot do any harm. Other than that there is no sane reason why the any nation should direct its financial resources to the act of killing as opposed to the act of nurturing its fellow citizens.
The sooner the entire world adopts the idea that no one needs to ‘rule’ over anyone just for the sake of political power the better off this world ‘community’ will be.
Stop throwing money at destruction and start throwing it at more constructive purposes such as feeding the hungry, curing diseases, and education.
Oh, and how about stop idolizing individual financial wealth. Once we adopt the idea that we are all working towards the improvement of our one community and that every single person must contribute we will all be wealthier for it.
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