And here is what happens next, if I had anything to do with it:
Tasking orders are sent to an Ohio class SSBN somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean.
Within 15 minutes 24 Trident SLBM's are headed to the Middle East.
Every Muslim city of over 100,000 people is incinerated with a MIRV warhead.
Every day for the next 5 days a similar atomic strike is launched on the survivors and the battle-assesed remnants of the Muslim world.
P.S. If the Muslims KNEW this would happen and BELIEVED we would do it, they would deliver Ali Kahn of Pakistan and Bin Laden's corpse and all of their followers to us post haste.
True. I love the maxim used by the marines .....no greater friend, no worse enemy. It is great being nice and all that stuff, but when it is time to gird oneself for battle then one should be prepared to obliterate the foe (and not worry about panties on heads).
A much better solution, IMHO is to use your solution but neutron warheads. That way we can walk in and declare the whole area the 51st state, just a few days after detonation.
"Tasking orders are sent to an Ohio class SSBN somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean.
Within 15 minutes 24 Trident SLBM's are headed to the Middle East.
Every Muslim city of over 100,000 people is incinerated with a MIRV warhead.
Every day for the next 5 days a similar atomic strike is launched on the survivors and the battle-assesed remnants of the Muslim world.
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Then, on the 6th day, every single test and data show that the nuke was a ChiComm device and was probably planted by ChiComm or ex-Soviet agents, who are laughing their asses off at America's attack on Iran.
You are likely correct. But it won't happen.
It would work...for about 3 days.
Right about that point, all the nuclear powers in the world (except Israel and the UK) would wonder if THEY were next on the list...and launch everything they have at us.
There would be NOTHING left, anywhere.
A better idea would be: get Riyahd, Tehran, Damascus, Amman, and Cairo. Drop 5 each on Mecca & Medina. Notify Israel they can do what they want to the Dome of the Rock.
The NCA (whoever it is) would get on a worldwide broadcast and say that unless the living bodies (or the whole dead ones)of all known terrorists are not on planes headed for whatever city they designate within 24 hours, 5 more cities with major Muslim populations would be destroyed.
If they find out the bomb came from China, demand the resignation of the entire Chinese Politburo and the handing over of the government to the US ambassador, OR kiss Shanghai goodbye, and one Chinese city a day until it happens. Same thing applies if it's a Russian bomb...and with the Russians, notify them that if they attempt or even LOOK like attempting a launch against us, it's no-holds barred.
Inform the world that the US has just become the Absolute Power, and someone just crossed the line. One move out of place, and you no longer exist.
This is unfortunately, exactly what would happen.
You've got my vote and we don't need them to nuke DC to do it.
That is exactly what the Bin Ladens want.
You would have one billion surviving Muslims at your throat.
We would have to kill them all the conventional way.
Crusades V.
BUMP
You really DON'T KNOW how crazy this death cult is do you?...
Suggest: SLAPPING yourself and getting your mind right..
Within 15 minutes 24 Trident SLBM's are headed to the Middle East.
Every Muslim city of over 100,000 people is incinerated with a MIRV warhead.
Ditto