August 28, 2004
Quote Of The Moment #0069
Alliances have been a major cause of wars throughout modern history, removing inhibitions that might otherwise have caused Germany, France, and countless nations to reflect much more cautiously before embarking on death and destruction. The dissolution of all alliances is a crucial precondition of a world without wars.
The United States' strength, to an important extent, has rested on its ability to convince other nations that it was to their vital interests to see America prevail in its global role. With the loss of that ability there will be a fundamental change in the international system whose implications and consequences may ultimately be as far-reaching as the dissolution of the Soviet bloc. -- Gabriel Kolko
In other words, if we agree with Kolko's analysis, we must vote for the Shrub in November! "Hold your nose" and vote for the Shrub, as the saying goes...
Posted by Eddie Tews at August 28, 2004 11:29 AM
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