Posted on 12/19/2001 4:15:14 PM PST by ATOMIC_PUNK
Do these idiots really believe that something so stupid would work? That we would sit by and just let them nuke an ally? I don't think so....
Chairman, no less. That would sound awesome on the resume.
fortunately, given the climate in iran today, we're far more likely to wake up to pictures of rafsanjani swinging from a rope in the town square in teheran than we are to awaken to news that a nuke has hit israel.
dep
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We'd only take out the cities. All those millions of square miles of beautiful uninhabited sand dunes would remain untouched.
That's called "Mutual Asured Destruction" or MAD, which kept the missiles in the silos and bombs in the bomb bays of the US and the Soviet Union for fifty years, without being used. MAD does not work, however, on terrorists.
Therefore, the primary long-term threat is nuclear weapons in the hands of terrorists. Any terrorists, anywhere.
With his money and his access to sympathetic scientists (read, Pakistanis), OBL has been unable to surmount the technical problems of developing nuclear weapons. That takes years, and dedication. Iraq, Libya and North Korea are all working toward that deadly goal. All are perfectly willing to sell (or in Iraq's case, perhaps give) nuclear weapons to terrorists.
Therefore, the governments of these nations must fall. North Korea seems more aware that it is on "the list" than any current commentators and pundits in the United States are, as yet. Without threats being made against NK, it has announced that it is "ready for war." One more demonstration of the bankruptcy of Clinton Administration policies in trying to "talk nice" to NK to get progress.
Exactly as President Bush told the Congress and the American people, this war is not over until all nations which support terrorists, as well as the terrorists themselves, have been put out of business. Unlike World War I which President Wilson falsely claimed was to "make the world safe for democracy," this time the goal is more modest but also possible to accomplish.
We must now make the world "safe for civilized people." Not democratic. Not capitalistic. Not devoted to civil rights. Just civilized sufficiently that no major city anywhere in the world is wiped of the map by a nuclear weapon in a ship or truck. And that can be assured only by shutting down the sources of such weapons BEFORE they are operational. Which means NOW.
Congressman Billybob
The answer is simple: They are hypocrites. They never stick to any deals or cease-fires they agree to and they blame Israel for all of their problems. For example, we have Arafat who claims that Israel is putting a stop to the peace process and that he is doing all he can to stop terrorism, yet at the same time is condoning terrorism and is asking for more suicide bombers. The only thing they listen to is force, and a force that can finish the job, not like the one the U.S. had in the Persian Gulf War (why is Saddam still in power?).
And what do yo think we would do if China attacked Taiwan? Let me make it simpler: what would have we done two years ago, under Clinton, if either of these events had happened?
Do you see any actions other than filing a "strong protest" with the U.N.?
If Israel were attacked with Nuclear weapons and responded by using Hydrogen bombs on Mid East oil fields, what would happen to the oil lifted out of the ground by the blast or successive blasts of these weapons?
My guess is the energy released would be immense.
The biblical story of Israels enemies armaments burning for 7 years might be the result .
Oil is their real weapon. What makes anyone think Israel would leave the oil fields alone?
He is just talking through his turban. No same person would consider his suggestion.
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