I don't know about you, but, if the USA were attacked by a WMD, then, PC correctness can take a hike, all bets are off, all gloves are off, I am sure the USA will retaliate in some kind of force this world has never seen.
Isn't that the extremists' goal -- one final showdown?
I agree with you that if attacked with a WMD we will respond in a hellish and very deadly way. Why not openly advertise this in an effort to "deter" that WMD attack upon America in the first place?
What about the guided missile and anthrax coordinated attack that went down on September 11?
Was that not a WMD attack?