Bush approves nuclear response

washtimes.com ^ | 01-31-03 | Nicholas Kralev

[cody32127]

"The United States will continue to make clear that it reserves the right to respond with overwhelming force ? including potentially nuclear weapons ? to the use of [weapons of mass destruction] against the United States, our forces abroad, and friends and allies," the document, National Security Presidential Directive 17, set out on Sept. 14 last year.

[cody32127]

Watch the Democrats scream about this!

[ASA Vet]

Identical posting?

[GreyWolf]

If this was a classified document, WHY THE HELL IS IT PLASTERED ALL OVER DRUDGE AND OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS?

I suppose it could have been INTENIONALLY leaked in order to send the right message to Iraq to put them on notice that NUKES trump chemical and biological weapons. And we don't count nukes in onesie and twosies. We have plenty to waste and we need to dispose of some of them anyhow. Bagdad is as good a disposal place as any, I guess.

[joesnuffy]

Get a bill ready...how much do they owe us for a couple of downed passenger jets a federal building a whole bunch of Marines, Sailors, Army and Airforce personnel...the WTC, all who died, were wounded or became ill....Physical and mental anguish...The Pentagon buildings, personnel and survivors...then the aircraft crew and passengers used to destroy the WTC and Pentagon on 09-11 plus their survivors...

Then money lost...thanks to the attacks...time lost...and the expenses now maintained due to having to upgrade Homeland Security...Stock market losses...trade lost...revenue lost..etc etc..come up with a nice rOund figure..of what the rags owe us...

And take it out of the oil running beneath the sand..and their collective hides

They Owe US.....

And we have the right to collect.....

[The Great Satan]

"Imagine those 19 hijackers with other weapons and other plans, this time armed by Saddam Hussein. It would take one vial, one canister, one crate slipped into this country to bring a day of horror like none we have ever known."

— George W. Bush, SOTU address, 1/28/03