Novato, CA
\nApril 11, 2016<\/p>\n
by Rich Scheck<\/p>\n
The US joins other world leaders in Hiroshima to decry the use of nuclear weapons
\nand pay homage to the 140,000 who were killed in 1945 when we dropped an atomic
\nbomb on the city at the end of WWII.<\/p>\n
Sounds good, doesn’t it? Like President Obama giving a great speech
\non the same subject in 2009 and getting a Nobel Peace Prize for his
\napparent interest in ridding the world of such lethal weapons.<\/p>\n
Yet, he and Congress have authorized the expenditure of $968 Billion to
\nfacilitate the “modernization” of our nuclear weapons in the years ahead.<\/p>\n
You read that right: almost one trillion will be spent by our government
\nalone to update our arsenal while participating in these events to decry
\nNorth Korea and other nations from pursuing their programs.<\/p>\n
Does the word hypocrisy resonate with you? These so-called world\u00a0leaders are laying wreaths in memory of those who were slaughtered\u00a0while continuing their embrace of these massive killing machines in\u00a0apparent violation of the NPT (Nuclear Proliferation Treaty).<\/p>\n
There is little reason to be optimistic in light of such developments\u00a0and with such deeply flawed folks as our erstwhile leaders.<\/p>\n