tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post3418489216756301515..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: Nuke News RoundUpThe Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-82463037948042786852011-07-03T12:54:04.974-07:002011-07-03T12:54:04.974-07:00The only problem is that Israel has no moral autho...The only problem is that Israel has no moral authority to tell others in the region not to have nukes when it is armed with nukes to the teeth.LeDarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12526776746689708239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-67415042830795738652011-07-03T06:23:38.617-07:002011-07-03T06:23:38.617-07:00Why not make the Middle East nuke free indeed. He...Why not make the Middle East nuke free indeed. Here I do have some sympathy for Israel given the regional demographics. It's not unjustified in considering itself surrounded by enemies or, in most cases, potential enemies. It does bear some responsibility for that outcome but that's getting away from the nuke issue.<br /><br />The difference between an Iranian bomb and Israel's arsenal is Saudi Arabia. The Sauds have acquired a degree of confidence in Israel, at least enough that they can life with Israeli nukes. By contrast they've served notice that, if Iran gets nukes, so will they - presumably with a lot of help from Pakistan. <br /><br />That's when you can truly see a domino effect in the ME. The more who have'em the more who'll feel they can never sleep soundly without their own. Like the western movies, everybody sits down to the poker table with a six shooter. Unlike a western, all those desperados may be playing cutthroat for the one glass of water on the table.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-27294647394502749282011-07-02T09:09:35.208-07:002011-07-02T09:09:35.208-07:00What about Israel? Its size is smaller than State ...What about Israel? Its size is smaller than State of New Jersey, population a little over seven million including two million Palestinians, and still it owns 150 to 200 nuclear war-heads according to former president Jimmy Carter. Why not make Middle East nuke free?LeDarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12526776746689708239noreply@blogger.com