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Not if they have nukes.

Let's say they whack the middle of the city of Cleveland, for example.

Not back breaking, but you better believe it would be economically and socially devastating.

Add one more city to Clevland. Let's say Charlotte, NC. Big enough to do the job, small enough that security won't concentrate on it.

Now pick San Diego, with all of its military presence.

We'd recover, but it would be a far different place than before.

Right..IF they have nukes (possible, given the collapse of the USSR), ANYTHING is possible.

The thing that has me most worried is the bravdo of the claims. You don't (no matter how psychotic and twisted you might be) claim that the attack will "change the order of things".

This sounds to me like a nuclear strike. That is the ONLY thing that could be this huge to "change the order of things".

Add in all of the other supposed letters from AQ talking about "weaping from your underground bunkers" and they are CLEARLY threatening a nuclear hit.

I for one don't put it beyond the realm of possibility, but pray to God that I am wrong on this.

I guess we will see. In the meantime, I am going to do everything possible to be prepared for such a nightmare scenario. Because if they DO hit us..we are looking at huge nuclear retaliation from the US against ME countries. And from there..all bets are off.