Re:Uproar over plan to dispose of Syrian chemical weapons in...
by atmosx on Monday April 21, 2014 @10:39AM
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I feel disturbed by short-sighted comments made by activists (Greeks or others) such as this one highlighted in the article:
> “We will not let this happen,” said Yannis Haronitis, an activist and protest organizer. “They want to destroy these weapons — well, let them turn Syria’s back yard into a toxic waste dump, not ours.”
So dumping the wastes in Turkey the black sea would be fine?!?!?
In order to tackle a problem you need to understand how it starts. Every time a war like this one starts the countries involved should at least save some money about the side-effects which will involve everyone else. Examples of these side-effects:
* How the chemical weapons used will be destroyed.
* What will happen with people and populations affected by the war.
* What will happen to all these immigrants who will overflow other nations, especially Europe.
So I think the organizations, activists and the countries involved (Greece, Turkey, Italy, Marocco, etc.) should start pressing at an international level the countries who fuel these wars (US, China, Russia, the NATO, etc.) to start considering the side-effects A PRIORI and have a couple of plans and money ready.
Of course in an ideal world, no kind of war should be justified, but the truth that people don't care what is happening 2 blocks away. That's the root of the problem... Because a fire starting 2 blocks away will eventually hit you too sooner or later, one way or another. We're not as disconnect as some believe.
> “We will not let this happen,” said Yannis Haronitis, an activist and protest organizer. “They want to destroy these weapons — well, let them turn Syria’s back yard into a toxic waste dump, not ours.”
So dumping the wastes in Turkey the black sea would be fine?!?!?
In order to tackle a problem you need to understand how it starts. Every time a war like this one starts the countries involved should at least save some money about the side-effects which will involve everyone else. Examples of these side-effects:
* How the chemical weapons used will be destroyed.
* What will happen with people and populations affected by the war.
* What will happen to all these immigrants who will overflow other nations, especially Europe.
So I think the organizations, activists and the countries involved (Greece, Turkey, Italy, Marocco, etc.) should start pressing at an international level the countries who fuel these wars (US, China, Russia, the NATO, etc.) to start considering the side-effects A PRIORI and have a couple of plans and money ready.
Of course in an ideal world, no kind of war should be justified, but the truth that people don't care what is happening 2 blocks away. That's the root of the problem... Because a fire starting 2 blocks away will eventually hit you too sooner or later, one way or another. We're not as disconnect as some believe.