http://gregornot.wordpress.com/2008/09/07/atomic-club-votes-to-end-restrictions-on-india/ Corbin Harney's last words. "We are one people. We cannot separate ourselves now.There are many good things to be done for our people and for the world. It is important to let things be good and it is important to teach the younger generation, so that things are not lost." Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:54:35 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://gregornot.wordpress.com/2008/09/07/atomic-club-votes-to-end-restrictions-on-india/#comment-805 Police State Tue, 16 Sep 2008 01:50:45 +0000 http://gregornot.wordpress.com/?p=2056#comment-805 Naturam expellas furca, tamen usque recurret. [Though you drive Nature out with a pitchfork, she will still find her way back.]HoraceHorace, Epistles, I. x. 24 Naturam expellas furca, tamen usque recurret. [Though you drive Nature out with a pitchfork, she will still find her way back.]HoraceHorace, Epistles, I. x. 24

]]> http://gregornot.wordpress.com/2008/09/07/atomic-club-votes-to-end-restrictions-on-india/#comment-772 SPP Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:25:35 +0000 http://gregornot.wordpress.com/?p=2056#comment-772 When I go to the movies, one of my strongest desires is to be shown something new. I want to go to new places, meet new people, have new experiences. When I see Hollywood formulas mindlessly repeated, a little something dies inside of me: I have lost two hours to boors who insist on telling me stories I have heard before.RogerEbertRoger Ebert When I go to the movies, one of my strongest desires is to be shown something new. I want to go to new places, meet new people, have new experiences. When I see Hollywood formulas mindlessly repeated, a little something dies inside of me: I have lost two hours to boors who insist on telling me stories I have heard before.RogerEbertRoger Ebert

]]> http://gregornot.wordpress.com/2008/09/07/atomic-club-votes-to-end-restrictions-on-india/#comment-749 Congress Blog Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:26:11 +0000 http://gregornot.wordpress.com/?p=2056#comment-749 Profanity is the common crutch of the conversational cripple.DavidKeuckDavid Keuck Profanity is the common crutch of the conversational cripple.DavidKeuckDavid Keuck

]]> http://gregornot.wordpress.com/2008/09/07/atomic-club-votes-to-end-restrictions-on-india/#comment-728 2008 Election Tue, 09 Sep 2008 03:41:53 +0000 http://gregornot.wordpress.com/?p=2056#comment-728 The stuff of which the world of our experience is composed is, in my belief, neither mind nor matter, but something more primitive than either. Both mind ands matter seem to be composite, and the stuff of which they are compounded lies in a sense between the two, in a sense above them both, like a common ancestor.BertrandArthurWilliamRussellBertrand Arthur William Russell, 1872-1970 The stuff of which the world of our experience is composed is, in my belief, neither mind nor matter, but something more primitive than either. Both mind ands matter seem to be composite, and the stuff of which they are compounded lies in a sense between the two, in a sense above them both, like a common ancestor.BertrandArthurWilliamRussellBertrand Arthur William Russell, 1872-1970

]]> http://gregornot.wordpress.com/2008/09/07/atomic-club-votes-to-end-restrictions-on-india/#comment-714 Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Approves US-India Nuclear Agreement - Let the Marketing Begin : Red, Green, and Blue Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:32:05 +0000 http://gregornot.wordpress.com/?p=2056#comment-714 [...] Atomic Club Votes to End Restrictions on India [...] [...] Atomic Club Votes to End Restrictions on India [...]

]]> http://gregornot.wordpress.com/2008/09/07/atomic-club-votes-to-end-restrictions-on-india/#comment-693 Dr. Amit K. Maitra Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:48:28 +0000 http://gregornot.wordpress.com/?p=2056#comment-693 It has been refreshing to read the U.S. foreign policy establishment’s recent statements, which urged China, Ireland, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and New Zealand to support the U.S.-India Nuclear Deal. The U.S.-India Nuclear Deal is one of the most notable instances of a foreign policy initiative based on factual, rational, and pragmatic geopolitical considerations. President Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice single-mindedly pursued this deal and refused to be influenced by the arguments put forth by emotional hysterics whose views are not only far removed from reality, but also lack strategic insight. The deal has been developed with careful consideration given to the history, political tradition, and the energy-environment-political policy choices of the Indian leadership. In recent days, President Bush’s foreign policy advisors have repeatedly asserted that the biggest threats to the international anti-proliferation regime have actually come from NPT signatories—Iraq, Iran, North Korea, and Libya—in collaboration with another non-signatory, Pakistan. Those opposing the U.S.-India Nuclear Deal often write as though India is actively engaged in proliferating nuclear technology by collaborating with rogue states. For example, articles such as “Time to Decide,” the blather published in the print edition of the Economist, August 28, 2008, are not only short-sighted, but are also based on faulty logic and erroneous and misleading socio-political-economic rationale. Such articles often deliberately and intentionally portray India as a country that is not honorable and trustworthy as a strategic partner. The differentiating factor between these journalists and so-called policy experts on one hand and Bush-Rice on the other hand is that the latter are strategic thinkers. They can take the high road, look far into the future, and bring dissenting partners into their fold to create a world order that is stable, sustainable, and harmonious. That is the mark of their leadership. American foreign policy advisors’ oft quoted point, “Having India as a member of the weapons club strengthens diplomatic opposition to Iran and other miscreants. Refusing to recognize her as such keeps her out in the cold, and does nothing to address the Irans of the world“ is right on the mark. By far, the U.S.-India Nuclear Deal is one of the best orchestrated foreign policy initiatives of our time. I join the rest of India and the world in applauding President Bush and Secretary Rice for their honest, straightforward, and far-sighted political-economic-strategic insight. I also applaud Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress Chairperson Sonya Gandhi, and Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee for their fundamental belief that this deal is good for India and for their steadfastness in seeing the deal through, despite serious opposition from leftist parties. The different between the members of Indian leftist parties and Prime Minister Singh is that the former always talk about doing things to improve the condition of the country, whereas Manmohan Singh and his government actually do things that promise peace, prosperity, jobs, and security for Indians – rich and poor alike. I offer them my heartiest congratulations for a job well done. It has been refreshing to read the U.S. foreign policy establishment’s recent statements, which urged China, Ireland, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and New Zealand to support the U.S.-India Nuclear Deal. The U.S.-India Nuclear Deal is one of the most notable instances of a foreign policy initiative based on factual, rational, and pragmatic geopolitical considerations. President Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice single-mindedly pursued this deal and refused to be influenced by the arguments put forth by emotional hysterics whose views are not only far removed from reality, but also lack strategic insight.
The deal has been developed with careful consideration given to the history, political tradition, and the energy-environment-political policy choices of the Indian leadership. In recent days, President Bush’s foreign policy advisors have repeatedly asserted that the biggest threats to the international anti-proliferation regime have actually come from NPT signatories—Iraq, Iran, North Korea, and Libya—in collaboration with another non-signatory, Pakistan. Those opposing the U.S.-India Nuclear Deal often write as though India is actively engaged in proliferating nuclear technology by collaborating with rogue states. For example, articles such as “Time to Decide,” the blather published in the print edition of the Economist, August 28, 2008, are not only short-sighted, but are also based on faulty logic and erroneous and misleading socio-political-economic rationale. Such articles often deliberately and intentionally portray India as a country that is not honorable and trustworthy as a strategic partner.
The differentiating factor between these journalists and so-called policy experts on one hand and Bush-Rice on the other hand is that the latter are strategic thinkers. They can take the high road, look far into the future, and bring dissenting partners into their fold to create a world order that is stable, sustainable, and harmonious. That is the mark of their leadership. American foreign policy advisors’ oft quoted point, “Having India as a member of the weapons club strengthens diplomatic opposition to Iran and other miscreants. Refusing to recognize her as such keeps her out in the cold, and does nothing to address the Irans of the world“ is right on the mark.
By far, the U.S.-India Nuclear Deal is one of the best orchestrated foreign policy initiatives of our time. I join the rest of India and the world in applauding President Bush and Secretary Rice for their honest, straightforward, and far-sighted political-economic-strategic insight. I also applaud Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress Chairperson Sonya Gandhi, and Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee for their fundamental belief that this deal is good for India and for their steadfastness in seeing the deal through, despite serious opposition from leftist parties. The different between the members of Indian leftist parties and Prime Minister Singh is that the former always talk about doing things to improve the condition of the country, whereas Manmohan Singh and his government actually do things that promise peace, prosperity, jobs, and security for Indians – rich and poor alike. I offer them my heartiest congratulations for a job well done.

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