[finnigan2]

"Even if we get nuked, we ain't nukin' nobody unless we can "absolutely, for certain" identify a state sponsor, at which point we MIGHT retaliate appropriately."

- In my opinion, the US should quietly use diplomatic back channels right now to tell the leaders of both Iran and North Korea that should a US city be nuked by anyone that, within 24 hours, every major city in their countries will be radioactive ash - proof or no proof, they will be assumed guilty of the attack or providing the weapons for the attack.

[Little Ray]

Wishful thinking - I'd like that, too. But if we said that, how long would it be before every paper headline in the world reads "US THREATENS TO NUKE IRAN, NORTH KOREA!" Followed by condemnations from every nation from Albania to Zaire, UN sanctions, and of course the traitors in our country would go bonkers. Then our enemies would try to use this to form anti-US alliances (the Paris- Moscow - Beijing - Terhan - Pyongang Axis or something like that) to retaliate, and so on. Really ugly.

[varon]

.............tell the leaders of both Iran and North Korea that should a US city be nuked by anyone that, within 24 hours, every major city in their countries will be radioactive ash -.................

Nuking North Korea in retaliation to a Muslim attack against us makes sense, why?