[Lurker]

Not all of them, but I would start with Damascus and Tehran. Then I would make it perfectly clear to the Saudis that the next act of terror sponsored by their spawn Al Queda will get a W-88 dialed up to about 25 kilotons detonated right over Mecca.

If we kill enough of them, they'll stop fighting.

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[illinoissmith]

OK, that might very well work to keep us defended and to get them to stop fighting and start building sane countries. You know more about this than I do.

My main concern is that I don't want my country to kill people, especially moderate people who could possibly live decently sane lives in a better political system, cheaply (not that anyone here really suggested that we should; I'm probably being oversensitive). Only in defense, and to prevent larger long-term death tolls, and to kill the perverse governments and systems that threaten us and their own people.

Your answer fits into this general outlook, as does Bush's answer. I don't know enough to judge which is technically better.