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For me the US is disarming the world of its "weapons" that's why they call the US Super Power. My questions are:

1. Are Communist Countries a really a threat?
2. Are you stripping off the right of one's country to defend itself? (Like Iraq, disarm then "invade" OR Does the US would just like to build bases and make the war as an excuse).
and lastly
3. Is it like racial discrimination? Only Americans and Europeans have the right to have High Tech Weapons, not N.Korea, Syria etc.

its like the US is the boss and the world follows what ever the US says.

No Flames intended im just curious.

What are your thoughts?

Answer 1

Yes is the answer to all three of your questions. American Capitalism as the New Conservative Religion has blinded Americans as far as the development of other Countries. Communist labor is the biggest downfall to the Capitalist of America, that is why they think they have a right to delegate the results. Every Country will go through their own industrial growth periods as long as Imperialism and Capitalism is in-forced in the World. Nuclear technology is just a portion of the growth.

Answer 2

We are called a super power because we have the biggest most advanced military in the world. Most communist countries are not dangerous annoying yes. North Korea is dangerous because the leadership is viewed as unstable and is pursuing nuke weapons and says they will be testing a nuke very soon. I suspect they want nukes so they will be treated like a world class power not a 3rd world charity case. All countries have a right to defend themselves in the cases you cite the countries were in violation of treaties they had signed we were called on to enforce those treaties . No it is not racism look at Pakistan and India they both have nukes but they also didn't sign the nuclear non-proliferation treaty. Countries like Iran and North Korea did and are in violation of those treaties. I would agree that this administration has gone to extremes in playing the world policeman but take heart this jerk is only around for 2more years and a fresh new president hopefully far more enlightened than the current one will set things straight. Hopefully the new president will be a consensus builder instead of a bully.

Answer 3

Are Communist Countries a really a threat? --some of them.

2. Are you stripping off the right of one's country to defend itself? (Like Iraq, disarm then "invade" OR Does the US would just like to build bases and make the war as an excuse). --no. they aren't UNARMED - just not allowed to have nuclear weapons
and lastly
3. Is it like racial discrimination? Only Americans and Europeans have the right to have High Tech Weapons, not N.Korea, Syria etc.

No. Syria and Korea are fanatical type places. the US won't push the button unless they are forced.

Answer 4

I'm only an Army wife, and not in the Army myself, but my husband and I share the same opinion on those three questions (we've discussed this topic many times) so I'll answer for both of us.

1. It all depends. It isn't necessarily the communist regime that's a threat; it's that at one point, certain communist countries WERE trying to force their beliefs on people who didn't want them. Those countries then came to us for help. So as I said, it all depends.
2. No. Iraq is being rebuilt from the ground up. Yes, Saddam was deposed, and yes, the Iraqi military and law enforcement were dismantled. In return, our soldiers defend the Iraqi people (or try to) while rebuilding Iraq.
No, the US doesn't just like to build bases, although it's always a good idea to have outposts in other countries.
3. No, other countries can have weapons. However, they have to do so under the guidelines of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. If they don't do that, they have no right to the technology.

The US doesn't just arbitrarily "disarm" countries. Russia and China are allowed to have nuclear technology. So are India and Pakistan. So you see, the reason the US doesn't want North Korea or Iran to have them is because they have demonstrated that they will use them.

Answer 5

Some quick background - I'm a Russian linguist in the Army and worked on the nuclear draw down treaties w/ the former Soviet Union for 5 years.

1. Communist countries are a threat. In principality, communism is the antithesis of democracy. China and North Korea are a threat not exclusively based on their form of government. North Korea is a nuclear power that has not signed on to any treaties. This is a "rogue nuclear power". We, and most all other nuclear powers, are signatories to literally dozens of treaties in the nuclear sphere.

2. I don't think we are stripping the right to defend itself. If they played by the world's rules, they wouldn't need to defend themselves (specifically Iraq, Afghanistan). We are the enforcers of the world right now. I believe this to be a function of the dissolution of the Soviet Union. We had all of this military build up, and no one to use it against. Natural law dictates that we become the alpha male of the world.

3. Everyone has the right to arm themselves, that's our nuclear force - a deterrent. Develop the technology, sign the treaties and live in harmony.

Answer 6

Do you want the President of Iran to have nukes? What about China and No. Korea? These people are crazy. I don't want the nukes in the hands of crazy people! They are all just like the terriorist? Kill, kill, kill...that is what they want.

Answer 7

1. yes
2. no, we don't want to stay in Iraq for a hundred years
3. no, we and the Europeans don't threaten to give nukes to terrorist organizations.