The more the merrier? Not really… considering the vast majority of those 6.5 billion are born into a level of poverty that we in the Developed/Industrialized world cannot imagine.
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US Nuclear Primacy and Vietnam-era War tactics in Iraq
From the Council on Foreign Relations online magazine at ForeignAffairs.org First, the issue of Nuclear Primacy… I know many people who still think of Nuclear War in the “MAD” sense. That is… if one country lobs a nuke… everyone else will too, thus plunging our planet into nuclear winter. Here’s the article: Since the Cold …
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Breaking News! US Commanders grab a clue
From todays Washington Post: Current U.S. military commanders say they have come to understand that they are fighting within a political context, which means the results must first be judged politically. The pace and shape of the war also have changed, with U.S. forces trying to exercise tactical patience and shift responsibilities to Iraqi forces, …