Well, the US has officially given notice of withdrawing from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. It is like the pages of Watchmen are leaping out and blurring into the reality of this country - but without costumed personas.
``The Cold War is long gone,'' Bush said. ``Today we leave behind one of its last vestiges. But this is not a day for looking back. This is a day for looking forward with hope of greater prosperity and peace.
``We're moving to replace mutually assured destruction with mutual cooperation,'' Bush said.
If Petr Kropotkin heard these words, he would denounce GWB like he did with Lenin, and would feel ill that his vision of mutual aid/cooperation in evolution were being used in the context which W. placed them in.
Christ, this is neverending Gordian Knot - |
