Oh boy, this world really needs something to control all of its bad instincts. During the Cold War, the Soviet Union and the U.S. exerted too much control. From Budapest I haven’t the faintest idea if Iran potentially threatens other countries at all. But I am sure that the nuclear threat is a very imperfect weapon against war. The U.S. cannot use its military to be the peace-makers of the world.
As I already suggested in another note for PostGlobal, we need a very strong international organization to solve global problems. The United Nations would qualify if it was a strong enough institution. But strong it certainly is not. In my opinion, the U.S. and other great countries must work to make it so. Then they can leave it to make the necessary steps in Iraq, Iran and wherever else.
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