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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.

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.

So what? I still think the same objective could have been accomplished without naming countries.

It was a leak! It was not meant for release.

when another country sabre-rattles, we should threaten them with nukes?

We did not threaten them, we prepared a defense plan.

BTW, from all I've read, Libya has done nothing but cooperate lately.

Yes, they have, but they have also constructed hardened underground sites that a nuke might be needed to penetrate. Do you trust Kadafi(sp?)?

Without saying it overtly?????

I repeat, it was a leak, Pres. Bush didn't give a speach about it.

It'll be interesting to see world reaction to this, I'm sure these countries will be thrilled to be on The List.

So? What are they going to do? Attack? If they do, they would have anyway. I'm glad we have a plan to deal with whatever they can throw at us.

While typing this I heard on the radio that the administration is upset over the leak, that is not to say that they did not expect Congress to do it.

Remember, this came from Congress, and the report was at their own request:

Congress requested the reassessment of the U.S. nuclear posture
From:
U.S. Works Up Plan for Using Nuclear Arms

The bottom line in my view is that it is smart for the DOD to be prepared for every contingency. Is it their fault that some troublemaker in Congress in cahoots with the press leaks the Pentagon's due dilligence? Whoever leaked it should be tried and hung in public for TREASON.