tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10927300.post113701941587909085..comments2023-08-01T08:29:19.880-05:00Comments on Atlanta ROFTERS: Iran Resumes Nuclear Program; I Resume Soiling MyselfThe Sanity Inspectorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808433661634318393noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10927300.post-1137210197962592142006-01-13T22:43:00.000-05:002006-01-13T22:43:00.000-05:00(As for thinking of the Iraq war as a distraction,...<I>(As for thinking of the Iraq war as a distraction, ask yourself: Which country is more likely to be an asset in a future confrontation with Iran: A democratic Iraq, or a Saddam-dominated Iraq?)</I><BR/><BR/><BR/>Well, most people don't realize what "democracy" really means.<BR/><BR/>I addressed this matter, with respect to foreign nations, <A HREF="http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/mt-comments.cgi?entry_id=4777" REL="nofollow">here</A> and elsewhere... <A HREF="http://pieterfriedrich.com/blog/entries/00000132.htm" REL="nofollow">as have</A> other <A HREF="http://www.amconmag.com/2005_03_28/buchanan.html" REL="nofollow">conservatives</A> and <A HREF="http://www.citizensforaconstitutionalrepublic.com" REL="nofollow">patriotic citizens</A>.<BR/><BR/>Our Founding Fathers recognized the threat that true democracy would pose to individual liberties, which is why the Bill of Rights was created. Our government officials since then have recognized the dangers that an actual democratic form of government would pose towards the people of our nation (and towards the people of those nations as well). If Iraq were to become an actual <I>democracy</I>, and Islamic fundamentalists took over control, then groups such as <A HREF="http://nosepickerfor24.blogspot.com/2005/08/christians-in-iraq.html" REL="nofollow">the Christians</A> and women of that country could actually end up with fewer rights than they had under Ba'athist rule.<BR/><BR/>As for the issue of Iran and nukes, some of us on the Right who opposed the Iraq war from the start had cautioned that such a pre-emptive action would <A HREF="http://warconservative.blogspot.com/#105353770878963777" REL="nofollow">would lead to WMD proliferation</A>. That is what has appeared to have happened with the Republic of Iran.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10927300.post-1137116118231414032006-01-12T20:35:00.000-05:002006-01-12T20:35:00.000-05:00To answer one of your questions, Patriot (and Bloc...To answer one of your questions, Patriot (and Block IV Standard SAMS on Aegis cruisers and Burke destroyers) have had several upgrades in the past few years and are now quite capable in the "theater ballistic missile interception" role. Still no good for ABM duties against an ICBM (their seeker heads/proximity fuses just aren't up to it) unfortunately.<BR/><BR/>O'NeillAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com