To: Bommer
Don't count on it. Bush is an individualistic hunter. That is he goes after only those that did it and their gang. So say the next hit is from terrorists from Saudi Arabia, he won't nuke Saudi Arabia. Too bad. We need to clone Patton! Hmm. I don't know. If they attempt to use WMD against us and it can be traced to some country or other (supplying them with money, support, etc.), I certainly wouldn't want to be one of their inhabitants.
To: grimalkin
Oh....well, certainly if a country was found to be supplying the weapons used against us, we would be justified in going after the entire country. And I think if they kill 4 million, Bush would be willing to go do that if he could find a sponsoring state. Right now, his doctrine that states that support terrorists are just as bad is just that...doctrine. However, I have no doubt that if there is another massive attack and we can trace it back to a country, it won't just be a doctrine, it will be war.
To: grimalkin
ya interesting that we withdrew our commitment not to use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear countries earlier in the year. this is a clear indicator that we would use all means in our power to punish countries supporting our enemies.
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