[ RadSafe ] Benefit/Harm from U.S. Army in Afghanistan

[HOWARD.LONG at comcast.net]

Radsafe pertinence of this topic is risk of radioactive attack on USA, - need for HP preparation..

 I respond to Peter and Steven (and the U Tube sarcastic fiction) with gratitude that threatened attacks on USA have not occurred following so far successful (incomplete) Afghan Liberation and Iraqi Freedom - wars designed primarily to destroy alQaeda operations, but also hoping that democracy there will give freedom, trade, prosperity - disincentive to attack us.

Not yet as feasible are the liberation (and destruction of USA or Europe attack sources) in China, Iran, Cuba and N Korea. Hopefully, commerce self-interest in China (now dependent on USA prosperity) will effectively dampen imposition of failed Marxism-Maoism.  

USA carbon fuels are as plentiful as in the Middle east, but politically restricted by fears that should go away (glaciers now enlarge).  
Big Oil (most monopolistic where government-owned) will have less influence with the 45 nuclear plants encouraged by the more free-market Presidential campaign.

Howard Long
 

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: Peter Bossew <peter.bossew at jrc.it> 

> HOWARD.LONG at comcast.net wrote: 
> 
> (...) 
> 
> > The losses of any war should be balanced by anyone knowledgable in risk 
> management against the gains. The Iraq and Afghan wars have very great net gain. 
> > 
> 
> Yes. Indeed. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ptzml1qQvZE 
> 
> Also Iran would make quite a bit of "great net gain" wouldn't it. So 
> would Venezuela.- I am confident you will find compelling ideological 
> reasons for realizing those great net gains. Hopefully these nations are 
> more knowledgeable in risk management than these uneducated Iraqis, and 
> will be able to balance their losses against your gains. 
> 
> 
> pb 
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