U.S. drops pledge on use of nukes

Washington Times ^ | 2/22/02 | Nicholas Kralev

[kattracks]

The Bush administration is no longer standing by a 24-year-old U.S. pledge not to use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear states, a senior administration official said yesterday.

Washington is "not looking for occasions to use" its nuclear arsenal, John Bolton, undersecretary of state for arms control and international security, said in an interview.

[Diddle E. Squat]

Like I always say, better to drop a pledge on us than a bomb on us!

[piasa]

oh boy... now the French will be really mad at us. *sniff*

[truth_seeker]

For what it is worth, this could get some attention, in Riyahd, Cairo, Damascus, Tehran, Tripoli, Algiers, etc.--if any clear thinking, civilized people reside in those far away towns. We know, of course, about Bagdad.

[GeronL]

The President should announce the Executive Order against assassinations has been revised and Saddam is formally excluded =o)

Would that get some attention?

[The Raven]

Wow....this slipped through unnoticed.

[xm177e2]

The use of the airplanes in New York was not nearly so catastrophic as a nuclear bomb, but they were weapons of mass destruction nonetheless. If you need a new category, call them "improvised weapons of mass destruction," as opposed to chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons of mass destruction. We've got to reserve the right to use nukes aganst states that employ any weapons of mass destruction (or support terrorists who employ those weapons, we make no distinction).

[lavaroise]

That's about time. The WTC was mass destruction tactic with mutualy assured destruction between suicide attackers and the attacked.

[evad]

Nook 'em, Dano !!

[Congressman Billybob]

Ah, but please to not forget that the French have their own nuclear deterence, called by General Charles de Gaulle the force de frappe. Typical of the French to call nuclear weapons by the name of a dessert.

C'est vrai. As Dave Barry says, I'm not making this up.

We are just doing what President Theodore Roosevelt advised. Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Au revoir.

Cogressman Billybob

Phil & Billybob in the mornings.

Billybob on the Net weekly, new column now up.

[LibKill]

oh boy... now the French will be really mad at us.

Yep. And that high-pitched screeching you hear is coming from the left. :)

[Congressman Billybob]

Damn the complexity of links.

Here they are, corrected:

Billybob

Phil & Billybob in the mornings.

Billybob on the Net weekly, new column now up.

[Jemian]

We are just not into theoretical assertions that other administrations have made

Several things come to mind:
It wasn't a theoretical assertion which flew into our buildings on 9/11; and
if we had wanted Carter's policies, we would have reelected Carter; and
all battle plans change one minute into the fight.

[RightOnline]

Excellent.

This is what is colloquially referred to as "serving notice".

[Flyer]

Speak softly and carry a REALLY BIG stick.

[antienvironmentalist]

Warm em' up!

Am I sick because this really excites me?

[Hail Caesar]

Hmmmmmm...

The really relevant issue is exactly WHY is THIS issue coming up NOW. What world events that MAY involve my country has precipitated discussion of this subject among the chattering classes in Washington, at this point in time? (rhetorically speaking, of course).

[jslade]

Am I sick because this really excites me?

No! Hooyah!

[Musket]

Am I sick because this really excites me?

Maybe. This is an unfortunate thing that nobody wants to do. If it gives you 'jollies', I'd step back and talk to God about it.