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Originally posted by milkyway12
reply to post by HattoriHanzou
Actually Iran denies us access to their suspected facilities. Israel has too much to lose to launch an attack , one or two nukes and everyone in Israel is pretty much dead. So launching a nuke in a preemptive strike pretty much ensures they engaged in "MAD". Iran on the other hand has a much larger country than Israel and allows for movement and underground access that an invasion can not completely inhibit until later in the war allowing them to hide and escape the country or conduct attacks.
Israel does not have the luxury of doing this.
edit on 13-2-2012 by milkyway12 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by milkyway12
reply to post by HattoriHanzou
It some how passed in the court of law. So guess it isnt as cooked as you think it is.edit on 13-2-2012 by milkyway12 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Tw0Sides
I need current affairs, Like the showdown between Iran and the US.
Where are you getting that info?
Originally posted by milkyway12
reply to post by Tw0Sides
Here , ill link it for you directly out of my Ebook.
What you are refering to is a direct democracy.
They were aware of the Athenian model, the framers of the U.S. Constitution were opposed to such a system. They regarded democracy as a dangerous idea that could lead to instability. Nevertheless, in the 1700s and 1800s, the idea of government based on the consent of the people gained increasing popular- ity. Such a government was the main aspiration of the American Revolution in 1775, the French Revolution in 1789, and many subsequent revolutions. At the time of the American Revolution, however, the masses were still considered to be too uneducated to govern themselves, too prone to the influence of dema- gogues (political leaders who manipulate popular prejudices), and too likely to subordinate minority
rights to the tyranny of the majority. James Madison, while defending the new
scheme of government set forth in the U.S. Constitution, warned of the problems inherent in a
pure democracy:
A common passion or interest will, in almost every case, be felt by a majority of the whole . . . and there is nothing to check the inducements to sacrifice the weaker party or an obnoxious individual. Hence it is that such democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention, and have ever been found incompatible with personal security or the rights of property; and
have in general been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their deaths.3
Like other politicians of his time, Madison feared that pure, or direct, democracy would deteriorate into mob rule. What would keep the majority of the people, if given direct decision-making power, from abusing the rights of those in the minority?
SOURCE : my Textbook : American Government and politics Today : Essentials 2011-2012
If you dont consider the Constitution current affairs , then you have no valid point in making an opinion in American affairs , as we are (at least for now) majorly with the US constitution.
Originally posted by OpusMarkII
Iran sent Obama model toy drone , thats kinda funny
Originally posted by jjf3rd77
reply to post by casenately
I don't believe in conspiracy theories no, So I shouldn't be allowed to come on here to voice my opinion and to spread some news? You want to take away my freedom of speech? I am well aware of corruption and scandals throughout the powers of the world and I enjoy reading some conspiracy theories, doesn't mean I believe in them.
And it doesn't mean that all conspiracy theorists need to hate America!
So what are your facts to contradict my facts?
edit on 13-2-2012 by jjf3rd77 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by milkyway12
reply to post by Tw0Sides
You do realise that Ebook is simply there for courtesy for college courses. It is our text-book for convince for doing blackboard course book instead of having to use a hard book.
Go to college and get factual ideas instead of made up fantasy ideas on how you wish things worked - this proves even further why direct democracy is / was detrimental to the idea of a some what stable government.