<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1490602648026_3445">No, we can't opt out, obviously. A quick search</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1490602648026_3490">on /asthma fossil fuels/ without the slashes makes</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1490602648026_3493">this clear. At the same time Alan's mention of China</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1490602648026_3552">and the militarization of Pacific atolls emphasizes</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1490602648026_3580">the wider extension of the problem. I sometimes</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1490602648026_3610">have wondered if inviting Russia to join nato and</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1490602648026_3634">China seato--the first option actually suggested in</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1490602648026_3663">the international arena some years ago--wouldn't</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1490602648026_3715">shall we say globalize things more harmoniously.</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1490602648026_3716">But no, other warlike measures continue to hold</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1490602648026_3717">sway. Best wishes, William<br></div></div></body></html>