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2008-04-25 Arabia

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Posted by Steve White 2008-04-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 See also TOPIX > NATO:IRAN'S NUCLEAR AMBITIONS IS A MAJOR GULF THREAT.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-04-25 01:24|| 2008-04-25 01:24|| Front Page Top

#2 Slowing shifting power and influence out of completely incompetent bureaucracy [UN] to semi-incompetent bureaucracy [NATO]. It's a start.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-04-25 09:32|| 2008-04-25 09:32|| Front Page Top

#3 I'd like to see the United States take the lead in forming a half-dozen overlapping alliances similar to NATO: one in the Far East comprised of Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines and Australia; one that includes India and Thailand, with whatever other countries would be practical to join; and at least one each in Central America, South America, and Africa. There should be only three qualifications for joining - a government that respects individual rights and freedoms, a significant committment to supporting a modern army, and a willingness to not only protect their own territory but that of allies as well. Then the US should significantly reduce its presence (and payments) in and to the "United" Nations.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2008-04-25 13:55|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2008-04-25 13:55|| Front Page Top

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