tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617063.post115357279297660495..comments2023-10-09T12:51:06.029-03:00Comments on RGM Unlimited: RGMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03094054083065645879noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617063.post-1153790565413489532006-07-24T22:22:00.000-03:002006-07-24T22:22:00.000-03:00I like "hypothetical" a whole lot more, I agree......I like "hypothetical" a whole lot more, I agree...Jacques Beau Verthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16450947780950412676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617063.post-1153776619873626612006-07-24T18:30:00.000-03:002006-07-24T18:30:00.000-03:00Jason,Sorry for taking so long to respond to this,...Jason,<BR/>Sorry for taking so long to respond to this, I had something typed earlier and Blogger wasn't accepting comments at the time.<BR/><BR/>It's an interesting theory that he brings up; it is predicated on a rather free-floating variable, however. Namely, would the other powers (ie. Russia, China) stay out of the fray? What would North Korea do? I find that it also rests on a traditional RGMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03094054083065645879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617063.post-1153755873896028222006-07-24T12:44:00.000-03:002006-07-24T12:44:00.000-03:00I've read a summary of Huntington's Thesis, I prob...I've read a summary of Huntington's Thesis, I probably will never have the time to read the whole thing (well, unless I give up on blogs....). <BR/><BR/>I'm not entirely convinced of the Cold World War III, but I totally see where the idea comes from, for sure.<BR/><BR/>Joe Calgary's point (briefness of war) was on the US, with much of the West, plus Isael, taking on a not-yet-nuclear Iran/Jacques Beau Verthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16450947780950412676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617063.post-1153658562987711842006-07-23T09:42:00.000-03:002006-07-23T09:42:00.000-03:00Jason,Many thanks for the comment. Only thing that...Jason,<BR/>Many thanks for the comment. Only thing that could have been taken out of context was your last one: <I>"if it did come to WWIII, it would be the shortest war you could imagine, over in weeks. God, I hope so..."</I><BR/><BR/>The main reason that it would be over in weeks would probably be because it went nuclear. I'm of the mind that WW3 must be avoided at all costs (I should point outRGMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03094054083065645879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617063.post-1153636850384176032006-07-23T03:40:00.000-03:002006-07-23T03:40:00.000-03:00I view this powder-keg not in the lens of two sold...<I>I view this powder-keg not in the lens of two soldiers, but in the entire history of Hezbollah's terrorism against the state of Israel.</I><BR/><BR/>Well, I think this is the plain, plain truth. I'm many times on record with anxiety about pressing Lebnanon away with too much damage and too many casualties; however, people who claim this is an overreaction to "two kidnapped soldiers" are Jacques Beau Verthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16450947780950412676noreply@blogger.com