[Citizen Tom Paine]

The United States must develop commercial fusion power within a decade.

Coal gasification to produce fuel must be implemented immediately.

An intensive program of geophysical exploration must start today.

All Navy ships must be nuclear powered with infinite endurance.IMHO

[gaspar]

In the clash between a Christian West and an Islamic East Huntington has been quite pessimistic. He has written, "In the long run... Mohammed wins out. Christianity spreads primarily be conversion. Islam by conversion and reproduction." Christians numbered about 30% of religious groups in 1980s, and ithe number s dropping. However, Huntington could not forsee that China has become the real clash as both religions attempt to convert the hundreds of millions of unconverted. Although Beijing dislikes both, it worries more about Muslims in its western region. A Christian China would be a boon to the West in more ways than one.

[sageb1]

Admadinejad is dangerous and he WILL command more power in the Middle East than we can even imagine. The first 500 words of Huntington's essay can be found here. I would urge everyone to take a few minutes to read it.

[rjp2005]

Two significant changes in our strategic policy:

The withdrawl and closings of many military bases in Europe, conceding our strength in those territories.

Conceding our nuclear police role to Europe vs. Iran

In a raw "RISK" sense, we've surrendered Europe to whoever wants to take it (a dominant middle east power)