[Attillathehon]

Remember the scene in the first Indiana Jones where the bad guy approaches Harrison Ford swinging a huge blade and everyone is tensed up waiting for the big, bloody knife fight. Then Jones calmly pulls out a gun and shoots him. LOL That's how I see this shaping up. Everyone is waiting for the next big bloody fight with Iraq, and Bush may calmly shakes his head and just press a button. Next scene.

[palmer]

Then Jones calmly pulls out a gun and shoots him

Then Jones shoots the guy's wife and infant daughter? No, but that's why it's only a movie and not real life.

[Polnick]

2,000 Russian nukes might cause Bush to reconsider pushing any button. If the Russians see the US use nukes in that manner they might just conclude they need a first strike.