[Rutles4Ever]

If they had them, they would have used them.

I've read Paul Williams' books and I think he's got too much time on his hands. If any of this information he's revealing is true, he's be in a dark dungeon somewhere, courtesy of Langley.

[demkicker]

I hope you're right, but I'd still be interested in attending the 'debate'.

[rellimpank]

--Richard Miniter should have some wise words, also--

[LurkingSince'98]

you are wrong,

they had the ability to hijack an airplane years ago, but they waited and planned, I believe documented five years or more to carry it out at the right time, so they could hijack multiple planes and drash into multiple targets simultaneously.

One small tactical nuke in one major city, big problem; but the US would survive.

Three or four tactical nukes set off one day (one week, etc)at a time would effectively end the US as we know it.

Never underestimate the enemy.

Lurking'

[PISANO]

If they had them, they would have used them

I would say, "If they had them, they would have used them, IF they had a way to deliver the payload to US soil."

Could be he hasn't yet figured out a way to deploy them, but I heartily agree with you that THEY WILL.............

[InvisibleChurch]

What do Stig, Nasty, Dirk, and Barry think?

[MizSterious]

"If they had them, they would have used them. "

I hope this is so. On the other hand, most of these terrorist groups are a little bit like the fire ants I encountered in south Texas. You'd never get bitten by ONE ant. They'd wait until the whole swarm was on your foot (or wherever) and chomp down all at once. AQ and other terrorist groups like to hit multiple targets at the same time. It's possible that even if they have one or two nukes, they're waiting for three or four--or more. (Worst nightmare scenario.)

[MissAmericanPie]

I don't agree with the "If they had them, they would have used them logic". Get into Ben Laden's mindset. He doesn't want a retaliatory nuclear strike against all of the Middle East. So 9-11 was a test of our response time, our resolve, and our military response. All three have been pitiful.

If nukes were to go off in several major cities, things would completely fall apart at the top levels. It would take days to figure out who fired them, we would be so destroyed that the military would not know what to do. General's and politicians would be running around like chickens with their heads cut off.

This would tempt either N. Korea, Russia, and China
or all three to finish the job, before we ever got our feet under us. Look how long it took to scramble jets on 9-11. Look how long it took us to go into Afghanistan after 9-11.

Reading the fall of Babylon in scriptures would be a good read regarding our reaction, and our reaction time. When dealing with a nuclear attack seconds and minutes count, not days.

Homeland Security has been a joke, Bush, the congress, and the senate should face charges of criminal neglect over our borders, the Homeland Security Plan, it's inadequacies, it's implementation, and enforcement.

[KoRn]

"If they had them, they would have used them. "

I agree. I'm just not buying it. Not to say they will never have nukes, but if they had them now we would find out about it in the worst way, and not by reading about it lol.

[Thumper1960]

"If they had them, they would have used them."

Wrong.

What most don't understand is the fundamental method of waiting that enemies of the West employ. They aren't going to blow the wad until the target is sufficiently tenderized. They'll allow time and pressure to grind down the mountain. The Islamofascists spent years planning their 9/11 savagery. Compared to a nuclear attack on the West, 9/11 was small beans. When they're ready, they'll initiate their attacks and begin implementing their plans for the West's destruction. Complacency will enable them to kill multitudes more.

[Flavius Josephus]

If they had them, they would have used them.

Williams admits that the maintenance problem is formidable, but says they are working diligently to overcome it. This is why I don't need to go to the new United Flt 93 movie. I remember in my gut how it felt that day. I don't need my emotions manipulated, when I may have the real thing again tomorrow. A lot of people DO need to be reminded, but I never got "over" September 11, 2001.