tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500499634306365143.post2482371687798988279..comments2024-03-20T00:06:07.159-10:00Comments on News from 1930: Monday, July 7, 1930: Dow 222.46 (no trading July 4-6)ikedimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08850614066530391040noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500499634306365143.post-23116110887052552042009-07-07T08:57:45.408-10:002009-07-07T08:57:45.408-10:00::: 1930 Editorial defending London treaty being d...::: 1930 Editorial defending London treaty being debated in Senate [limited naval buildup among US, UK, Japan, France, Italy]. Treaty is an honest effort to relieve the world of “the oppressive burdens of competitive armament.” Opposition is not to flaws in the treaty but to any limitation at all; “That is a plea for armament without limit short of national bankruptcy.” Unthinkable that the US should stand in the way of measure to help lift world out of present depression. :::<br /><br />WSJ July 7, 2009: Arms Control Amnesia: 'Three hours after arriving at the Kremlin yesterday, President Barack Obama signed a preliminary agreement on a new nuclear arms-control treaty with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. The agreement -- a clear road map for a new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) -- commits the U.S. and Russia to cut their nuclear weapons to the lowest levels since the early years of the Cold War...'<br /><br />'President Obama should recall Winston Churchill's warning: "Be careful above all things not to let go of the atomic weapon until you are sure and more than sure that other means of preserving peace are in your hands." There is no need for the U.S. to accept Russian demands for missile-defense linkage, or deep reductions in the number of our ICBMs, SLBMs and bombers, to realize much lower numbers of Russian strategic systems. There is also no basis for expecting Russian goodwill if we do so.'<br /><br />The technology changes, the politics of global conquest do not!<br /><br />Mises.orgEldonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784189829024952444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500499634306365143.post-70544515285313064362009-07-07T04:59:17.608-10:002009-07-07T04:59:17.608-10:00ike, just wanted to say I really enjoy your blog a...ike, just wanted to say I really enjoy your blog and hope you will continue it for years. With this in mind, why not add google adsense ads to yopur pages and make a little money? I don't work for google; I only suggest it to keep you working. :)John S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10212569020032149248noreply@blogger.com