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McCain wants nuclear talks with China, Russia

World May. 28, 2008 - 06:28AM JST ( 17 )

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SushiSake3May. 28, 2008 - 09:00AM JST

"Republican presidential candidate John McCain called Tuesday for talks with China to negotiate a temporary halt to production of nuclear weapons-grade material and with Russia on a new treaty to destroy more nuclear weapons."

Sounds good on paper but even he knows this is just a shameless vote-getter. Why would Russia for a start want to give up part of its nuclear capacity, especially when the U.S. is planting missile systems right next door??
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skipthesongMay. 28, 2008 - 09:23AM JST

this is just a shameless vote-getter" Well, who isn't guilty of that?
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SushiSake3May. 28, 2008 - 09:33AM JST

Skip, I was waiting for a comment like that from you :-)
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Everton2May. 28, 2008 - 10:04AM JST

Why talk to the enemy? I thought part of the Republican platform was not to talk to the enemy.
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SuperLibMay. 28, 2008 - 10:22AM JST

Sounds good on paper but even he knows this is just a shameless vote-getter

That's Sushi's way of saying, "I support what John McCain is doing." heh
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bushloverMay. 28, 2008 - 11:05AM JST

Now you know Mr.Sushi that Mr.McCain will be our next president. Well mine at least. I must thank you for not twisting this fact into the usual conspiracy theories that come from the loose in the head, aka, liberals n democrats. Cheers to what Mr. McCain says. He's got my vote now definitely!
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SushiSake3May. 28, 2008 - 11:36AM JST

Everton - "Why talk to the enemy? I thought part of the Republican platform was not to talk to the enemy."

It's part of Bush and the neocons strategy not to talk to the enemy.

Simply too scared to go out on a limb. Sorry - 'spineless' would be a better word.
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skipthesongMay. 28, 2008 - 12:18PM JST

sushi: what do you really expect from any politician from either party?

But, why are Dem die hards criticizing what they want to do?

the two party system needs to go away. That my friends is when "real" change will come!
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adaydreamMay. 28, 2008 - 02:07PM JST

I heard his speach today. Some of it sounded very sound, then there was the portions that were pure pie in the sky.

He wants a few nations to be the umbrella countries that rein in everybody else who might want, has or contemplates getting nukes.

Then we're going to have a universal depository of spent nuke material. Oh Yeah!!!!

And he spewed more vote getting propoganda and I think he even believes what he saying.

John McCain did better as a senator then he'd ever be a president.
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skipthesongMay. 28, 2008 - 03:16PM JST

John McCain did better as a senator then he'd ever be a president."

What makes you say that?
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adaydreamMay. 28, 2008 - 03:40PM JST

I think his nuclear plans are so far fetched, especially from a country that has shown that we do our foreign diplomancy unilaterally.

We've shown oursevles as cowboys.

He's talking about a few countries controlling all the uranium. Nobody gets it unless they come to the uranium key holders. Then some country is going to be the holders of all the waste material. I can hear it now, "Not in my back yard."

He's a maverick that could be even more troublesome than george bush.

He's been good for the country, but he's been held in check. Just my opinion.
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SushiSake3May. 28, 2008 - 04:21PM JST

"He's been good for the country.."

ha ha ha !
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SuperLibMay. 28, 2008 - 05:03PM JST

adaydream I don't think advocating for nuclear material to be freely available to anyone who wants it is a position that you're going to find much support for. I'm sure there will be some who will lend token support on a message board to make a point, but in reality you're probably out on your own on this issue.

But it is nice to see you agree with McCain on some issues, especially his unilateral approach to important issues such as this.
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GrouchyGaijinMay. 28, 2008 - 08:02PM JST

Rather than singing his favourite "Bomb, bomb, bomb Iran" he might want to suggest that Christopher Hill et al replicate their diplomatic achievements, modest as they are, to Teheran, and save the world a lot of angst. If the US can talk to Crazy Kim, China and Russia, the only thing between them and a civilized discussion with Iran is the lack of political will.
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adaydreamMay. 29, 2008 - 05:28AM JST

And with the way that we have run our foreign policy has been such that any intellegent nation would actually align themselves with us. We have shown our arrogance and ignorance to the world and advocating that we control the uranium is scary.

Then to think that we can find someplace to store all the world's spent uranium is even worse.
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bushloverMay. 29, 2008 - 10:59AM JST

[He wants a few nations to be the umbrella countries that rein in everybody else who might want, has or contemplates getting nukes.]

Man the gall of some to be so against war and nukes and all that bad stuff but then go and say something as 'flip flop' as this. Now it's ok for anyone to want to pursue nukes? I'm glad that a few will hold the cards on Nukes as if any Tom, Dick or Harry could get hold of them just go back and imagine a nuclear Rwanada. Got the idea flip floppy?
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bushloverMay. 29, 2008 - 11:04AM JST

[We have shown our arrogance and ignorance to the world and advocating that we control the uranium is scary.]

Oh yeah it's so scary. Get real you daydreamer. What you want say Iran to control it or China? or is Syria or such on your list of trustworthy countries? your arrogance in saying that the USA should not have any rights whatsoever to do anything is just that. your arrogance! Saying one shouldn't and the other should. The USA developed the weapons and they have the responsibility to control the technology. We have been lucky that the Japanese or Germans didn't develop it during WW2. You are arrogant just because you don't like the USA to tell them that they should be irresponsible with technology. Get real you daydreamer.