[nathanbedford]

And each year that goes by has a growing likelihood that they’re going to have their hands on increasingly lethal capabilities.

Absolutely chilling.

Rumsfeld is not animated by fear of loss of life from another strike against the homeland like 9/11. He fears the loss of an entire city. The loss of tens, or even hundreds of thousands from atomic or bio attack. I believe he realizes that if they can strike once and inflict this level of casualties, we must accept that they will be able to strike multiple times until the appeasers sell out our democracy.

[valkyrieanne]

I believe he realizes that if they can strike once and inflict this level of casualties, we must accept that they will be able to strike multiple times until the appeasers sell out our democracy.

Good point. If you want something to fear, fear that if the wahhabis *did* suitcase-nuke an American city, that we would be too wussified to actually do anything about it. After all, the EU and UN might complain. It might be "hateful."