underused after 1900 pods

[Zyobot]

'George W. Bush Debates Better In 2004'. Yes, yes, I know he ultimately won even with his subpar debate skills relative to Kerry, even if it was still by small margins in both the popular vote and the Electoral College.

[Zyobot]

'General Patton Lives'.

[lordroel]

Mar 9, 2020 23:38:15 GMT Zyobot said:

'General Patton Lives'.

That is going to be interesting 5 years later, he and MacArthur in Korea.

[Zyobot]

'RFK Never Assassinated'.

[Zyobot]

‘President Ron Paul’. I wonder if with some finagling, he could somehow get the Republican nomination in 1988. Considering the more Reaganite direction the GOP has taken and George H.W.’s credentials, though, I’m guessing that said preemptive tweaks will need to be considerable.

[lordroel]

Mar 12, 2020 15:35:42 GMT Zyobot said:

‘President Ron Paul’. I wonder if with some finagling, he could somehow get the Republican nomination in 1988. Considering the more Reaganite direction the GOP has taken and George H.W.’s credentials, though, I’m guessing that said preemptive tweaks will need to be considerable.

How would he handle the Gulf War.

[Zyobot]

Mar 12, 2020 15:45:02 GMT lordroel said:

Mar 12, 2020 15:35:42 GMT Zyobot said:

‘President Ron Paul’. I wonder if with some finagling, he could somehow get the Republican nomination in 1988. Considering the more Reaganite direction the GOP has taken and George H.W.’s credentials, though, I’m guessing that said preemptive tweaks will need to be considerable.

How would he handle the Gulf War.

Based on his record, I think he’d opt to be a non-interventionist. But maybe pragmatism might force his hand, just this once.

[lordroel]

Mar 13, 2020 1:37:05 GMT Zyobot said:

Mar 12, 2020 15:45:02 GMT lordroel said:

How would he handle the Gulf War.

Based on his record, I think he’d opt to be a non-interventionist. But maybe pragmatism might force his hand, just this once.

he will allow Iraq to annex Kuwait, that will give a signal to other countries to do the same like China with Taiwan ore North Korea with South ?Korea.

[Zyobot]

Mar 13, 2020 9:31:44 GMT lordroel said:

Mar 13, 2020 1:37:05 GMT Zyobot said:

Based on his record, I think he’d opt to be a non-interventionist. But maybe pragmatism might force his hand, just this once.

he will allow Iraq to annex Kuwait, that will give a signal to other countries to do the same like China with Taiwan ore North Korea with South ?Korea.

That's not what I said. What I said was that he might concede and get the US involved just this once, but would otherwise opt to keep the US as noninterventionist as humanly possible. Of course, Cold War geopolitics and the American war machine would probably force his hand more than once, but I doubt he'd be as eager to warmonger as, say, G.W. Bush in Iraq.

[lordroel]

Mar 13, 2020 14:27:27 GMT Zyobot said:

Mar 13, 2020 9:31:44 GMT lordroel said:

he will allow Iraq to annex Kuwait, that will give a signal to other countries to do the same like China with Taiwan ore North Korea with South ?Korea.

That's not what I said. What I said was that he might concede and get the US involved just this once, but would otherwise opt to keep the US as noninterventionist as humanly possible. Of course, Cold War geopolitics and the American war machine would probably force his hand more than once, but I doubt he'd be as eager to warmonger as, say, G.W. Bush in Iraq.

Well it also depends if he get more than 1 term in office.

[Zyobot]

Mar 13, 2020 14:37:57 GMT lordroel said:

Mar 13, 2020 14:27:27 GMT Zyobot said:

That's not what I said. What I said was that he might concede and get the US involved just this once, but would otherwise opt to keep the US as noninterventionist as humanly possible. Of course, Cold War geopolitics and the American war machine would probably force his hand more than once, but I doubt he'd be as eager to warmonger as, say, G.W. Bush in Iraq.

Well it also depends if he get more than 1 term in office.

That's true. I'm not sure whether Paul would be remembered well by the general public, but the rest of the Cold War-era political class might opt for someone to replace him.

[Zyobot]

'More Widespread Nuclear Power'.

[lordroel]

Mar 14, 2020 23:39:42 GMT Zyobot said:

'More Widespread Nuclear Power'.

Would that also mean more Widespread anti-Nuclear opponents.

[stevep]

Mar 15, 2020 7:26:53 GMT lordroel said:

Mar 14, 2020 23:39:42 GMT Zyobot said:

'More Widespread Nuclear Power'.

Would that also mean more Widespread anti-Nuclear opponents.

  Almost certainly.  Whether or not there were any additional nuclear accidents due to the greater use of nuclear power.

[Zyobot]

Mar 15, 2020 10:56:33 GMT stevep said:

Mar 15, 2020 7:26:53 GMT lordroel said:

Would that also mean more Widespread anti-Nuclear opponents.

  Almost certainly.  Whether or not there were any additional nuclear accidents due to the greater use of nuclear power.

Nuclear releases net-zero emissions and is arguably far safer than options like coal and oil, is it not? Plus, at least as I understand it, the nuclear waste can be used as yet more fuel for the power plant that produces it (though international compacts seem to prohibit this).