I have a pretty good understanding of nukes and their effects.
Hundreds of nuclear weapons have been exploded above ground and yet we are still here.
Perhaps W is a fool for sending tactical nuclear weapons into the theater? Why do you think we sent them there if we don't have the potential to use them?
I know that we will survive their use, I'm thinking as much of the moral and long term political consequences. It is not necessary to nuke anyone over the use of biological or chemical weapons. Potentially, large numbers of innocent people could or would be killed or subjected to radiation poisoning. Do you want that on our collective concious? Is revenge the only motivation we need for using nukes?
Here we have an elected member of the US government calling for the use of nukes in an undeclared war! Doesn't that make you think that maybe that individual is a little off?