tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post5468830410124936544..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: Even Russia is Talking War - Resource WarsThe Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-57466500107810667562009-05-14T00:02:00.000-07:002009-05-14T00:02:00.000-07:00Too bad today's national leaders are dumber than y...Too bad today's national leaders are dumber than your grade 10 teacher from 14-years back - but they are.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-65074035959519550502009-05-13T19:15:00.000-07:002009-05-13T19:15:00.000-07:00my grade 10 geography teacher called this one spot...my grade 10 geography teacher called this one spot on, and that was 14 years ago.seven starhttp://zerodivision.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-61866236586240249502009-05-13T17:37:00.000-07:002009-05-13T17:37:00.000-07:00Mound, indeed it is a very sad and looming danger....Mound, indeed it is a very sad and looming danger. God forbid. I feel horrible and choke up when I think of innocent children and what we could do to them. And resources which would do no good to anyone if this horrible reality comes to pass.LeDarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12526776746689708239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-28922486337421036602009-05-13T17:25:00.000-07:002009-05-13T17:25:00.000-07:00Yes, LD, I served during the Cold War. We lived, ...Yes, LD, I served during the Cold War. We lived, and trained, in contemplation of nuclear war. A big part of the idea of tactical nuclear forces was to hold a massive Soviet invading force at bay, just for a few days, in hope that some way could be found to prevent one side or the other escalating the conflict to strategic nuke war, commonly known as "nuclear winter."<br /><br />When I was a kid, living on the Canadian side just beyond Windsor, we would hear the air raid sirens in Detroit go off every noon on Saturdays. Then on a small island in the Detroit River all these clamshell doors would open up and batteries of Nike missiles would rise up from the ground in a well choreographed display.<br /><br />I remember well the Cuban missile crisis. We really thought we were going to buy it then. My buddies and I had concluded the best thing to do was to just stand out in our front yards and get instantly vaporized. What a hell of a thing for little kids to argue about.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-28534444628299201812009-05-13T16:52:00.000-07:002009-05-13T16:52:00.000-07:00Mound, let me tell you a little story. I once ran ...Mound, let me tell you a little story. I once ran into your favourite columnist Gwyn Dyer. He said he predicted nuclear confrontation during cold war but he said thank God he was wrong. He added that now we do not have to worry about it as cold war is over.<br /><br />I said Gwyn you were wrong then what if you’re wrong again. He laughed and only said “touché”. Now given the current geo-political situation around the globe the nuclear confrontation looks like a greater danger than during cold war.LeDarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12526776746689708239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-70583686966590673232009-05-13T16:23:00.000-07:002009-05-13T16:23:00.000-07:00"..but military contests between nuclear armed sta..."..but military contests between nuclear armed states over resources are something we've never confronted" you have point there. However, this is a new phase of cold-war with additional players.LeDarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12526776746689708239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-26022687711101086582009-05-13T16:20:00.000-07:002009-05-13T16:20:00.000-07:00I disagree, LD. Look at the nations Russia contem...I disagree, LD. Look at the nations Russia contemplates as its potential adversaries. It comes down to the NATO nations in the Arctic and Central Asia or China along its eastern frontier. China, meanwhile, is apt to see itself squeezed by Russia on one flank, India on the othere. <br /><br />Big countries sometimes go after little countries over resources but military contests between nuclear armed states over resources are something we've never confronted - yet.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-21063447248182447312009-05-13T16:12:00.000-07:002009-05-13T16:12:00.000-07:00Mound, the armies and wars have been about grabbin...Mound, the armies and wars have been about grabbing resources including humans as a resource. Not much has changed. Nothing new in that sense.LeDarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12526776746689708239noreply@blogger.com