>>Self preservation at times. Where would FARC be without weapons? Perhaps
>>the Kurds in north Iraq should disarm as well. You think life in Cuba
>>would be better if they disarmed next week? What would happen if India
>>destroyed all their weapons this summer? World peace would break out? In
>>our current shitty predicament the military is indeed a necessary evil.
>>More often than not the only way out of a shitty situation is to make the
>>best shitty choice, not the ideal choice that would work in an ideal situation.
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>I was referring to the U.S. armed forces. What are they necessary for? You
>mention a number of other countries.
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>Perhaps we need to go beyond the "Out of Iraq Now!" slogan to calling for
>unilateral disarmament.
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>Jon Johanning // jjohanning at igc.org
So if the US disarmed the EU wouldn't step right up to fill the void? Russia? China? You can't just pick one part of the system and change it.
John Thornton