India-US Civilian Nuke Agreement

[TexasLawyer]

Gee, I hope that we can ignore the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and get India some nukes-- and soon. I can just taste those mangoes!


From Condi-loving Voice of America.

India-US Civilian Nuke Agreement

By Judith Latham
Washington
11 April 2006




Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the agreement
is a strategic achievement that will cement the U.S.
relationship with India, a rising global power.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice recently urged members of Congress to back a landmark deal that would allow the sale of civilian nuclear technology to India. Because U.S. law restricts the sharing of nuclear technology with countries that have not signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Congress must make an exception to the law for India – if the deal is to take effect.

Critics of the deal say it undercuts the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty by rewarding a country that refused to sign it and then pursued nuclear weapons. Advocates inside and outside the White House dismiss such criticism, saying that it would strengthen the non-proliferation regime by putting 65 % of India’s nuclear plants under international inspections. And they extol the deal as a major step toward solidifying India’s new status as a U.S. strategic partner. But would it be in the best interest of the United States? <Of course not! :sarcasm:>

Associate director of the South Asia Studies Program at the School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University, Walter Andersen, says yes. Speaking with host Carol Castiel of VOA News Now’s Encounter program, Mr. Anderson said the US-Indian deal is a good one and Congress should endorse it. He said the strategic gains <MANGOES!> outweigh the non-proliferation risks.

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[Kutjara]

1. It's a great deal

How else are we going to defend all the US company call-centers and finance company databases we've outsourced?

I read a recent article that McDonalds is trialling a central ordering call-center for their drive-thru operations. 40 'restaurants' route drivers' orders through the call-center, which are then passed back to the restaurant for fulfillment. While the current call-center is located in Central California, there is no reason it can't be offshored; and other fast food chains will follow suit. I predict that many of these call-centers will be in India.

In light of this, the Indian nuke deal makes perfect sense. Without a strong nuclear defense, India would be vulnerable to attack and our burger-joint call-centers would be at risk. Now, it doesn't require a PhD in economics to know that junk food is America' premier strategic industry. We lead the world in the production, distribution and consumption of fatty crap. If the call-centers that support this industry were to be brought down in an attack on India, imagine the chaos in America. Large segments of the population would starve to death. Lines of cars would clog the streets as Americans stared uncomprehendingly at the silent 'Jack-in-the-Box' head. Little children would be irrevocably psychologically damaged by their lack of access to Happy Meals.

The nuclear deal is aimed at protecting the fundamental Constitutional freedom to consume French Bread Pizza Style Waffle Burgers in the comfort of our vehicles. I for one, am willing to die in atomic fire to protect that right.

Mangoes indeed!