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Bush's stealth policy on N-arms [Oliphant barf alert]
The Boston Globe ^ | March 12, 2002 | Thomas Oliphant

Posted on 03/12/2002 4:27:15 PM PST by xsysmgr

Edited on 04/13/2004 2:07:31 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

WASHINGTON IT IS NOT simply the fresh list of countries that the United States is willing to consider nuking someday.

What is truly significant - as well as stupid, scary, and outrageous - is the almost casual breaking of long-standing policy taboos about the unthinkable and the implications of this cavalier attitude for relations with the rest of the world and for future arms races.


(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: nuclearposture
The leak of the Nuclear Posture Review has really gotten the Boston Globe's panties in a wad. See A twisted posture and America as Sparta
1 posted on 03/12/2002 4:27:15 PM PST by xsysmgr
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What little Tommy Elephant doesn't realize is that the NPR is a Congressional requirement and it has been such since the Carter administration. But then, little Tommy Elephant never was very bright.
2 posted on 03/12/2002 4:36:31 PM PST by jackbill
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To: xsysmgr
steathy = stealthy. This is not my day for spelling.
3 posted on 03/12/2002 4:57:15 PM PST by xsysmgr
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To: xsysmgr
To paraphrase little Tommy's remarks concerning President
Reagan when Reagan was in office, "Oliphant sucks."
4 posted on 03/12/2002 6:28:47 PM PST by gcruse
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