| The recently signed deal on Nuclear Assistance | | | | Bush to get into a treaty with Indian government |
| between India and USA is a huge failure of | | | | will be laying the ground work for another arms |
| President Bush to tackle the real nuclear threats | | | | race as a perilous affair as far as the future of |
| that we face. Bush has done what his all | | | | the world is concerned. The Non-Proliferation |
| predecessors even his own father refused to do | | | | Treaty (NPT) signatories and US Congress will |
| - break the US and international law to aid India's | | | | need to react to this quickly and effectively |
| nuclear-weapons program. The deal was cooked | | | | remembering their obligations to the future |
| by a handful of senior officials and never | | | | generation and to the whole world community to |
| reviewed by the departments of State, Defense | | | | decommission all nuclear weapons and make the |
| or Energy before it was announced. Congress | | | | world a safer place. The beginning of another |
| was never consulted. This appears to be another | | | | nuclear arms race, perpetrated by the Bush |
| give away to a foreign government and | | | | Administration will only increase the risk of |
| corporate interest of personal friends of President | | | | proliferation in the near future, which will leave an |
| Bush and Vice President Cheney at the expense | | | | endangered legacy to our children and |
| of US national-security interests. Underlying the | | | | grandchildren, if we are not already doing so, by |
| Bush administration's strategic embrace of India is | | | | appending valuable money towards the |
| the "democratic peace theory"--the premise that | | | | development of weapons of mass destruction |
| democracies don't go to war with each other. In | | | | instead of elevating the downtrodden. The |
| fact, the nation with by far the most military | | | | responsibility of any and all our governments is |
| interventions since World War II has been a liberal | | | | not limited only to their citizens, but to humanity |
| democracy--the United States. The only hope is | | | | as a whole. |
| now to see that the US Congress would be able | | | | American people and US Congress needs to do a |
| to block the deal. Given the bilateral nature of the | | | | little soul searching in light of President Bush's |
| deal, Pakistan could have a similar arrangement | | | | announcement of the deal with India. As a sole |
| with China and we can see another Nuclear Arms | | | | surviving super power, is America taking care of |
| race in subcontinent. | | | | the good of the world? Is it fulfilling its |
| Technology, Internet and the development of | | | | responsibilities as a sole super power? Is it setting |
| science has made the world a better and a | | | | the right precedent to other nations, ethically and |
| smaller place today. The pace of evolving | | | | morally? Is it telling the world, that a country can |
| technology has made us more interconnected and | | | | break international laws at its whims and fancies? |
| interdependent for needs of commerce, trade | | | | America is fighting terrorism, but is it not creating |
| and eventually for our survival. The last 2 decades | | | | an environment suitable for fighting terrorism |
| have seen unprecedented development and the | | | | through its lopsided foreign policy? Is America |
| next few will bring in something we cannot | | | | making the world a better place or a more |
| foresee today. In this world of constructive | | | | dangerous place to live in? |
| development, it is very important and relevant | | | | Every human being on the planet has a right to |
| that our governments make decisions that are | | | | be free from poverty and fear... especially the |
| more constructive and do well not only to their | | | | fear of nuclear weapons. Can the recourses |
| own citizens but to all mankind. Human race has | | | | allocated towards creating a nuclear arsenal be |
| been seem to be most co-operative and | | | | diverted and used to create better facilities for |
| communicative in face of earth shattering | | | | health care, shelter and education in addition to |
| disasters and mishaps, which gives rise to more | | | | the providing the basic amenities and necessities |
| hope. In view of these facts, it is very important | | | | that facilitate normal, dignified human life for |
| that all governments and leaders listen to the | | | | everyone? |
| common voices of their people, instead to taking | | | | I am of the firm and unshakeable belief that |
| partial and myopic steps especially in regard to | | | | every human being has the right to a nuclear free |
| issues as important as nuclear weapons and wars. | | | | existence and in asserting the same we can |
| On Nuclear Weapons, all mankind, as one, has | | | | safely affirm that we have chosen to lead our |
| taken a decision to eradicate them. So on what | | | | lives together, as one big human family and |
| grounds do our governments can decide against | | | | friends, and not be foolish enough to die together |
| the will of their people? The decision by President | | | | because of a nuclear holocaust. |