This report has circulated through Congress and was first reported in the l.a. slimes, I doubt that the order of the countries is accurate.
What have these countries done (except Iraq) to threaten us, with the exception of posing a *potential* threat at some future date? Are we trying to anger and provoke as much of the world as possible?
The exact same thing, China, North Korea and Iran have done their own sabre-rattling themselves. Syria and Libya are nuts enough to try at least blackmail if they could. Russia has been on the list for decades and knows it. Thing are pretty good with them these days, but that could always change and they do have the largest arsenal in the world besides us, it would be reckless not to have a plan just in case.
I tend to agree with many off the posters above who think this was an intended leak to put the world on notice that we are willing to do whatever it take to defend ourselves without saying it overtly. The only ones trying to anger the world are the leakers and the leftist press.
So what? I still think the same objective could have been accomplished without naming countries.
The exact same thing, China, North Korea and Iran have done their own sabre-rattling themselves. Syria and Libya are nuts enough to try at least blackmail if they could. Russia has been on the list for decades and knows it. Thing are pretty good with them these days, but that could always change and they do have the largest arsenal in the world besides us, it would be reckless not to have a plan just in case.
So, lemme get this straight: when another country sabre-rattles, we should threaten them with nukes? C'mon! BTW, from all I've read, Libya has done nothing but cooperate lately.
I tend to agree with many off the posters above who think this was an intended leak to put the world on notice that we are willing to do whatever it take to defend ourselves without saying it overtly. The only ones trying to anger the world are the leakers and the leftist press.
Without saying it overtly????? It'll be interesting to see world reaction to this, I'm sure these countries will be thrilled to be on The List.