Tag Archives: Nuclear Weapons

The National Interest: Tom Nichols: No Other Choice

Source:The New Democrat  I mostly agree with Tom Nichols about President Truman and the atomic bomb being dropped in Japan. The only thing I would differ on is that President Truman had no good choice. Continue the war and risk … Continue reading

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The National Interest: Albert Carnesale: Deal or No Deal: The Choice Before Congress

Source:The National Interest Albert Carnesale, in his National Interest piece, makes a good point about Congressional Republicans. And maybe the problem they’re having is that America unlike Europe and a lot of other places, does not have a true opposition … Continue reading

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Rick Cooley: ‘No Nukes’- Only Through Multi-Lateral Disarmament

Source: Rick Cooley: ‘No Nukes’ Before we talk about eliminating nuclear weapons from the face of the Earth, which I would go along with as long as it’s not just the United States that does that, but everyone else involved who … Continue reading

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The Daily Beast: Lawrence Gelb: GOP Hates Barack Obama More Than a Nuclear Iran

The Daily Beast Even through Senate Leader Mitch McConnell is the strongest and most powerful Republican in Congress and that includes the Speaker of the House John Boehner, who outranks him in the U.S. Constitution, being a stronger leader than … Continue reading

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Associated Press: Kelly Daschle: U.S. Eases Sanctions As Iran Implements Nuke Deal

. Source:The New Democrat  This is what happens when you negotiate with a country instead of trying to ignore them as if they do not exist. When you give countries including authoritarian states like Iran incentive to behave well and … Continue reading

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