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we were the enemy. we were the long hairs. with the new hollywood movies, it wasn t just that they were funny or sexy or exciting or dangerous. who do you think you are? lawrence of nigeria? it was clearly a transformation in cinema. hollywood had finally caught up to european post-war neo-realism and realized that american audiences were ready for this more sophisticated, more mature kind of story telling. let s get one like this. they make the movies? yes, we re making a movie. midnight cowboy. and who is that? body. you re pretty. i ll say that. as the new hollywood is emerging, a bunch of younger more independent filmmakers want to make movies about adult themes. and midnight cowboy is one of those movies. the climate in america seems ripe for a little more honesty.
then he dose too far. he actually says iran getting a bomb is a good thing. it would restore stability to the middle east, it s good to balance israel s nuclear capability. i think that s where he goes off the track. the risks of iran having a nuclear weapon with israel and maybe other countries getting it could lead to an unintended war, it could lead to a conventional conflict between these countries spiraling out of control into a nuclear catastrophe. that s why we ve got to stop iran from getting the bomb. jenna: colonel, one of the arguments as joe points out is that he says, waltz, that nuclear weapons are a different type of weapon. they re not just like arming everybody and saying, okay, if we arm everybody in the entire world, then we ll have no war. it s because of the power of the nuclear weapon that is a deterrent. your thoughts? well, i think the technical term for the article is nuts. every single point he raises in the article is wrong. and he goes back to 1959 and wha