A Global Second Amendment

There is a lot of hand-wringing right now over the possibility that Iran will develop nuclear weapons. Liberals are blaming Bush for the situation, saying he is distracted by the War in Iraq. But Bush is doing exactly the right thing: Nothing. Because what we really need is more nuclear proliferation, not less.

Have we forgotten the ideals this country was founded on? All of our rights derive from one amendment, the Second Amendment, which guarantees every citizen the right to bear arms. How can we say we want to spread democracy around the world if we leave out the most important right? And on a global scale shouldn't the right to bear arms include the right to bear nuclear arms?

Everyone knows that gun control takes guns away from law-abiding citizens and creates a situation where only criminals have guns. Gun control laws have led to many law-abiding citizens being killed because they were unable to defend themselves. But when everyone has guns, the crime rate goes down. Wouldn't that be true for nuclear weapons as well? If Kuwait had had nuclear weapons, Iraq probably would not have invaded. If Iraq and Iran had nuclear weapons, they might still have had their war, but we certainly wouldn't be worrying about them now if they did. India and Pakistan have not had any wars since both of those countries became nuclear powers.

Instead of worrying about whether Iran will develop nuclear weapons, we should just give the weapons to them--and to all of their neighbors as well. Iran would then certainly think twice about using them. And when I say "give," of course I mean sell. Becoming the largest nuclear arms dealer in the world would certainly help our economy.

It is the Second Amendment that makes our country free. A Global Second Amendment would make the world free. Nuclear proliferation could be the key to making the world safe for democratic proliferation.

Jon Swift, Iraq, Iran, Nuclear Proliferation, Bush, Politics, Gun Control, Foreign Policy, Second Amendment, 2nd Amendment