How honest are we willing to be with ourselves?

[EdwardBernays]

Who remembers this?

The existence of thousands of nuclear weapons is the most dangerous legacy of the Cold War. No nuclear war was fought between the United States and the Soviet Union, but generations lived with the knowledge that their world could be erased in a single flash of light. Cities like Prague that existed for centuries, that embodied the beauty and the talent of so much of humanity, would have ceased to exist.

And as nuclear power –- as a nuclear power, as the only nuclear power to have used a nuclear weapon, the United States has a moral responsibility to act. We cannot succeed in this endeavor alone, but we can lead it, we can start it.

So today, I state clearly and with conviction America's commitment to seek the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons. I'm not naive. This goal will not be reached quickly –- perhaps not in my lifetime. It will take patience and persistence. But now we, too, must ignore the voices who tell us that the world cannot change. We have to insist, "Yes, we can."

That's a moving and - frankly - true assessment of the issue, and the desired solution. It's also part of the reason why Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize...

But what if I told you that, in fact, Obama has done something very very different to his stated goals?

The Obama administration has built more nuclear weapons, more nuclear warheads, more nuclear delivery systems, more nuclear factories. Nuclear warhead spending alone rose higher under Obama than under any American president. The cost over thirty years is more than $1 trillion.

A mini nuclear bomb is planned. It is known as the B61 Model 12. There has never been anything like it. General James Cartwright, a former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has said, “Going smaller makes using this nuclear weapon more thinkable.”

http://off-guardian.org/2016/03/23/a-world-war-has-begun-break-the-silence/

Go read the whole thing and ask how honest you're willing to be with yourself, especially if THIS is the path we want to CONTINUE DOWN.

I am not here to bash Obama, but this is something that is worth criticism and something every American SHOULD know about and discuss, to make sure our country is headed in a direction we're happy with. I Am not at all happy with this, personally.

[choie]

1. To answer your question...

We're not. Americans don't have the courage to do so. And even the very few times that we have, we make excuses.

[EdwardBernays]

2. Ignorance is bliss

Even wilful ignorance

[EdwardBernays]

3. The fact that this got one response

Kinda says it all

[zipplewrath]

4. To be honest

That's not a very "honest" presentation of the facts. Much of what is presented is done so without significant context which would change the character of his screed. If you're looking to encourage a discussion of the larger topic, you might need to pick a better basis for the discussion.