1. What we're seeing here in the U.S. with our immigration debacle and in France with the '05 and '06 riots is that the wimpified West doesn't need an actual, credible threat. Our legislators are sucking their thumbs in a fetal position over a few lost votes, and France's leaders are caving in to rioters who should have been shot on day two.
2. If you were a coward who wanted to kill infidels and terrify those who survived into submission, what would your dream weapon be? A nuclear weapon. And the jihadis are about to get them...
Speaking for myself, a nuclear weapon would only make me more angry.
I come from the following stock - my Gran told me about how she and her friends and neighbours were prepared to beat Germans with broomhandles if need be, surrender was not an option. I'll be out there with everything I have before I ever surrender to these goat shagging bastards. They will have to kill me, because I won't accept their rule.
If our politicians are weak, it's time to give them a sharp kick to remind them who they serve, and who they are supposed to protect. The immigration debate in the USA is a watershed event. It will answer whether Republican politicians are more interested in short term gain, or doing the right thing.
Regards, Ivan