Nukes Weren't Developed Because of Peace

The main headline on the Drudge Report this morning -- based on a New York Times story -- says that Barack Obama will announce that America will not use nukes; even in self-defense. If that's true, you might ask: Why even have them?

I am sorry. For years, the concept of MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction) has actually kept the world safe from the use of "any" nuclear weapons. Now, by saying we aren't going to use them, even in retaliation, is to give a green light to someone --- maybe Russia or China or some rogue state --- that we won't punish them for attacking our citizens or any of our weaker allies. But, this President seems to think he can single-handedly create a nuke-free world because he is willing to lay down his (our) weapons as some kind of lofty example to the rest of the world.

This is the liberal mentality at its absurd height. It is based on a simplistic and an almost child-like view of the world. This "lead by example" works with children and persons who can easily be moved by such a tactic. However, in the real world, the bad guys could care less. Whether you're dealing with a hardened criminal or a power-hungry world leader who is, too, a criminal, the concept of trying to lead by example is a nonsense concept. If that were such a viable solution to any criminal or aggressive behavior, we could theoretically empty our prisons. But, instead and all too often, we see that it is this simple liberal mentality that tends to send criminals back out into society so they can kill, rape, or molest again.

After all, this is the same President who, when he took office, decided to extend a hand and not a clenched fist to Iran. He thought he could prove all his predecessors wrong by being more lenient towards that country. Instead, all that stupidity got us was another year plus 3 months in Iran's continued pursuit of nuclear weaponry. Now, Obama is being forced to return to the hard line tactics of his predecessors by calling for a new round of stricter sanctions.

At what point will this guy decide he was wrong, too, on his no nuke strategy. After we are attacked and millions of Americans are dead?

To me, fools are fools because they will always keep acting foolishly. And, Obama -- first with the glad-handing of Iran and now with his no nukes plan -- is just proving that concept to be true!