No doubt several will babble about how "if" this occurs America will unleash its vast nuclear arsenal in response. Sure they will. Who are they going to nuke bubba?
Afghanistan? Iraq? Iran? An old apartment in Baku?
The ex-KGB thug arrives in America with this topic on the agenda. Putin in an excellent position to tell the modern day Bismarck whatever story best suits the interests of the Russian federation. He should start with the truth for once.
Islamic entente operatives have acquired several suitcase nuclear devices during the last few years. These weapons are already in America and will be activated in an atttack designed to kill tens of thousands of Americans while doing maximum damage to the US economy.
No need to repeat once again the suspected primary targets of these bombings. The list is drawn from where "reliable" intelligence sources advise the CIA the devices reached the US and UK -- it is assumed they have not moved significant distances since their entry.
Who really knows the targets though except the cells planning to activate them?
These one to one point five kiloton blasts will remake the world and send mankind hurtling towards a modern day Dark Age. The West will be unable to retaliate because they have no one to strike.
After the dust clears and the carnage is fully realized, Osama bin Laden will go on television and tell the world he is planning to open "Allah's Suitcase" again unless the US agrees to pull out of Saudi Arabia and does. After twenty thousand are killed and a hundred thousand exposed to radiation poisoning, the American public won't give a damn about the corrupt Saudi government then and will demand US withdrawl a la Vietnam.
Game, set, and match. The war will be over and then everyone can get back to their business. The West will be humbled and a new Islamic force will swirl through the Middle East.
Should the West not back down then much of the "civilised" world will be destroyed in World War III. Interestingly, the Islamic entente is satisified with either scenario -- Dark Age or peace.
The West has no answer for this next strike. Bravo to President Bush for being honest with Americans and preparing them for these attacks in such a sensible and mature fashion.
The forces of freedom on the move. Europe trembles.
Damn! Fusion. Your predictions are even grimmer than mine. I agree with you that Osama has already acquired nuclear weapons though. I expect that they acquired existing suitcase nukes or other full functional warheads that they were able to either bypass the safeguards or they transferred the nuclear material to another device.
I discussed why I thought It is folly to assume that Osama does not have nuclear capability because he has not demonstated it yet in this thread:
Why Terrorists Would Use Nuclear Weapons Last
Let's face facts boys and girls. Osama has nukes. There have been numerous reports over the last 6 or 7 years indicating "foiled" attempts by Islamic extremists to acquire nuclear weapons and you know what that means? For every "foiled" attempt there were probably 4 or more successful attempts. That is the nature of smuggling. It's just like drugs. If the demand is there.. and the money is right well...
At any rate is just wishful thinking to assume that Osama does not posess nuclear capability.
Wishful thinking on your part. You talk as if OBL has a nuclear arsenal at his fingertips. You honestly think Americans are going to say "back off, give ém whatever they want?" I case you haven´t noticed ALOT of American´s want BLOOD for 9.11-one nuke goes off anywhere in the Western hemispere and I predict you will see (right or wrong) American streets filled with Arab blood.
Mecca
Al Queda is harbored by a variety of nations that will promptly cease to exist once the first nuke is set off.....We know who they are and despite "diplomatic" appearances by their government officials, our guy's have excellent intelligence regarding governmental suppport....
Fortunately, the nukes are small although devasting in the immediate area of detonation, fairly limited in overall scope...
Unfortunately, we may have to absorb several hits prior to seeing a end to this.....
If we back down, civilization will cease to exist....Why? Because islamic fundelmentalism will spread like wild fire throughout the world emboldened by our lack of response.....Nations, such as Pakistan will surrender their nuclear arsenal and DELIVERY systems to the fundementalists......Oil will be used to further extort and debilitate the West.....Their goal is our ultimate and total destruction, there is no negotiations or amicable surrender. They want each of us dead, our wives, children and babies DEAD! Understand, there is no peaceful co-existence......
Our options are limited to only one response, absorb the hits and overwhelmingly retaliate in kind...
Your scenario of our response is far off mark (except if AlGore was in office).......
NeverGore