09-24-2017, 01:52 PM
(09-24-2017, 01:01 PM)Warren Dew Wrote: > Can you clarify which reasoning you're talking about and what you
> see as the problem?
> I don't see potential triggering of the crisis was as necessarily
> a problem, since we're both agreed that the crisis war is
> inevitable. Do you just want to put it off as long as possible?
> Or are you worried about the left getting the upper hand
> politically?
> There's now news that Iran is testing missiles and we know that
> they've had observers at all North Korean nuclear tests; most
> likely they have arrangements to buy the warheads that their deal
> with the US doesn't permit them to test. If we do nothing about
> North Korea, we can expect rapid proliferation to people who hate
> the US. That makes it more likely that the first nuclear strikes
> will target American population centers. To me, that's a bad
> thing, because it gives use less warning and less time to prepare,
> such as by dispersing to less densely populated areas. What am I
> missing?
I'm not sure we disagree about anything. This started when I wrote
"Famous last words," by which I meant that the outcome will be worse
than either of us expects, and it seems we both agree about that, and
that was really the only point I was making.