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Obama's Proposed Space Weapon Ban
eldavojohn writes "Obama's proposed ban on space weapons is a complete 180 from George W. Bush's stance on them. Space.com looks at the two sides of the issue and quotes Michael Krepon explaining, 'The Bush administration rejected space diplomacy. We refused to negotiate on any subject that could limit US military options. We have a shift from an administration that was very dismissive of multilateral negotiations [as a whole], to an administration that is open to that possibility if it improves US national security.' You may recall discussing the necessity of space based weapons and Michael Krepon from 2005."
Obama has a child-like view of the world. The notion that everyone can be reasoned with isn't diplomacy, it's stupidity. Ask a rape victim how saying no to her attacker went over.
The United States have trampled or weaseled around so many treaties in the past decade that it's hard to believe they're not just trying to stall others while they prepare for another run around the rules (if not this administration then the next or the one after that). Thanks, but I don't think a proposed ban has a chance unless the USA are prepared to sign it without immediate reciprocation.
You are still their because in reality nobody gives a fuck that you are still there. The problem is that you are often just just there. You want to be here as well. If the rest would have liberated the Americans from the stupidity of Bush, you wuld be angry and rightfully so.
So stop doing that to the rest of the world. I hope that this is a good start to do so.
Don't fight for your country, if your country does not fight for you.
You had me at " give Bill O'Reilly and co heart attacks."
I do not support "The Man". I also do not support your irrational stupidity
I'm sorry to say this but Obama is quite right to do such a thing. While we are all screaming "terrorists or the middle east might destroy us", bear in mind that they are not using anything near to space age weaponry. And while you think that their first priority is to slay all of the west, bear in mind that every/any head of an aggressive religion has one priority: power. There is no exception (please tell me one). So wouldn't it make sense that the second we put the Taliban out of power that they stopped giving a shit about us? As easy as it would be to set off a car bomb in a completely unguarded crowded building (too many to name), the leaders would much more prefer to get their old power back (hence it makes sense to stay in Afghanistan). Any other leader of any other country isn't going to nuke us because they know we well pummel them into oblivion. The only reason their government incite hate against us is because they need a scapegoat as to why they live like shit. We would win the "war on terror" if the right information got to the citizens and they found out their government is the reason they live like shit. Imagine that, a victory without space age weaponry. Guess diplomacy is actually worth a shot huh?
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Muslim society is filled with hate and violence because a few men have most of the women.
It's the polygamy stupid!
Example: Mohammed bin Laden, Osama's father, had 22 wives and 57 kids. He'd "divorce" one when he got bored and marry another. Depending on how the woman pleased him, he'd give her to bigger or lesser man in his company.
This happened to Osama at age 9, his stepfather naturally had what amounted to Mohammed bin Laden's used sex toy, and spawn of the Big Man he both hated and feared.
A man with four wives means three men without, and as you can see the actual result can be around 18 men without "real" wives (rather discarded sex toys and spawn of the big man).
Let's get real: the way Muslims form their families, and the polygamy, accounts for their need to go out and conquer the West. All your PC rationalizing and feminized nonsense won't fix that problem.
And Teleprompter Mohammed, Obama, is from a polygamous family (his old man had several wives at the same time, including his mom). A polygamous Muslim family. He's also canceled the trial of the Cole Bomber (prepatory to "trying" him in civilian court or releasing him, since the guy was not Mirandized by CIA officers upon seizure). 9/11 families and Cole families are outraged, but what can you expect from Obama the Muslim President. He's retreating on Afghanistan too, deep-sixing his plan of two weeks ago to send 30K troops there. Considering instead withdrawal.
The guy hates America. He's a Muslim. It's the polygamy. Simple as that.