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Climate Engineering As US Policy?
EricTheGreen writes "The Associated Press has an article featuring Obama administration science advisor John Holdren discussing potential climate engineering responses to global warming. Among the possible approaches? His own version of Operation Dark Storm — shooting micro-particulate pollution high into the atmosphere to reflect the sun's rays. I'm sure the rest of the world would have no issue with that at all, of course. Yikes ..."
Good point.
Getting things done? Like what? Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan? Why the heck should I care? Or rather, why the heck should I go to either of those places to wage a war? Because the terrorists attacked New York? That bothers me (or my country, respectively) why, exactly? Where was the US attack on Chechnya when Chechnyan terrorists attacked Russia? Not your problem? Then why the heck is Afghanistan mine?
Why Iraq was attacked is still a mystery to me, and I kinda don't wanna be dragged into wars that I don't have the foggiest idea why they are being fought? Oh, because of the WMD that allegedly existed? The information came from a former buddy of Saddam who was kicked out by him and is now the head of state after the war. Duh, gee, what a reliable source. That's the guy you go to war for? I think it's time we talk about what my political enemy in my country is hiding under his bed...
If "getting things done" means "messing with the political stability of the globe", I'd prefer the US was as inapt, bumbling, hesitant and generally lazy as our government. They don't do much, but at least they also don't fuck up so royally every time they touch anything.
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.