Assertion
"The current negotiations with Iran on her nuclear programme are slightly hamstrung by the hypocrisy of five of the six members of the contact group having nuclear weapons and making little or no attempt to disarm themselves, despite the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty explicitly stating that they should do so."Response
There has been a "reduction of more than 70% in the potential explosive power of the [UK nuclear] deterrent since the end of the Cold War".Reference
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmselect/cmdfence/451/451vw06.htmAssertion
"Becoming a modest, constructive partner in world affairs allows Scotland the opportunity to aspire to emulate the likes of Norway’s diplomatic success in 1991 in getting Israel and the Palestinians to sign the Oslo Accords."Response
"Norway played a mediating role as a small state between vastly unequal parties and had to play by the rules of the stronger party, acting on its premises."Reference
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oslo_Accords#Norway.27s_roleAssertion
"The UK’s delusions of grandeur and fight against post-imperial decline lead to a fairly arrogant and pushy foreign policy. Shedding ourselves of such pomposity will foster a far more amenable environment with other nations making beneficial co-operation more likely."Response
The use of hyperbole such as "delusions of grandeur", "fairly arrogant and pushy" and "such pomposity" suggests a biased, emotionally driven argument with little foundation in fact.Assertion
"The recent raising of the threat level in the UK is a timely warning that the likes of Islamic State and Al Qaeda view the UK as a legitimate and important target in their global jihad. An independent Scotland would stand firm in the alliance against such forces of extremism but would have the opportunity to take a more respectful and less arrogant view of the world. This would serve to move the fierce glare of focus, currently placed upon the UK and US, from Scotland by these organisations."Response
"ISIL follows an extreme anti-Western interpretation of Islam, promotes religious violence and regards those who do not agree with its interpretations as infidels or apostates.""As Salafist jihadists, [Al-Qaeda] believe that the killing of civilians is religiously sanctioned, and they ignore any aspect of religious scripture which might be interpreted as forbidding the murder of civilians and internecine fighting."
Reference
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State_of_Iraq_and_the_Levant#Ideology_and_beliefshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Qaeda
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