No "Cum By Ya"

In response to: Nuclear Free World, Possible?

Ahhh… a nuclear-weapon-free world… Oh sorry, I’m awake now, I must have been dreaming, and it looks like the leaders of some of the most powerful countries in the world, including ours, are dreaming too!

Yes, I will applaud President Obama’s efforts and the agreements he’s made with Russia in order to eliminate the use of such weapons, but it is purely naïve for anyone to think this will ever turn into a worldwide policy. There is a reason President Obama isn’t sitting around a campfire singing “Cum By Ya” with Kim Jung IL of North Korea, and Osama bin Laden, the leader of Al-Qaeda, and that reason is because there is no negotiating or reasoning with tyrants and dictators.

Our world may or may not be better if there was complete absence of nuclear weapons, but it is not even an idea I think is worth entertaining. Sure, the United States and other countries can cease using nuclear weapons but when our enemies use them against us, I hope I’m already long gone.

What would Neil Armstrong think?!

In 1969, Neil Armstrong, and American astronaut, became the first man on the moon, and spoke the unforgettable words, “that’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” The phrase could not be truer, and was likely a glimmer of light on a decade that was plagued with darkness. A decade, for America, that had encompassed the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr., and experienced the Vietnam War, along with several other foreign issues. It is now 2010, and the over forty years between has seen leaps and bounds in technology, an ever fluctuating economy, and a cloud of wars and foreign affairs. However, the light the space program bestowed on our nation may soon be forgotten. After this September, the prominent, well-respected space shuttle program will shut down, despite the enumerable value it has brought to our nation, as it’s served as one of our leading science technology sectors.

You have to be asking yourself, “What does someone like Neil Armstrong think about this?” For that matter, what do the hundreds of thousands of people think about this that work there, and/or have dedicated their lives to the space technology that will simply be lost and forgotten in just a few short months?

American’s are being forced to pass off a legacy to the Russians whom we will have to depend on for any further transportation into space. Gene Koprowski with FoxNew.com raises a very serious question in asking, “what will happen to American astronauts if U.S.-Russian relations sour?” If I recall correctly there is a saying about history repeating itself, and if I also recall correctly U.S.-Russian relations have always been considerably rocky, and unstable.

I’m starting to wonder what will be next: a military base in North Korea, a McDonalds at the Taliban headquarters, or an American pharmaceuticals company cutting some kind of deal with the Mexican drug cartel.