Too bad it couldn't have exploede above Mecca.
Now that would be a sign from God!
Say it had exploded above Mecca. Here are some common reactions I see in the Islamic world:
1) "It is a sign from Allah of his displeasure! We have not done enough to carry forth his work among the infidels!"
2) "That was no meteor! The Westerners lie! It was a deliberate attack that was foiled at the last second by Islamic forces. This unprovoked attack is the last straw! Destroy the infidels!"
Both followed by general slaughter.
My thoughts exactly....yea too bad.....
Be nice if we could strap rocket boosters to a few dozen of these babies to help guide them to their target whenever one is needed in, say . . . um . . . the muslim world? Then deny, deny, deny. We just have to be careful to conceal the rocket exhaust from any earthbound observer.
If they get uppity and go on a murderous spree as RonF suggests they might, then hit 'em with another one in a particularly sensitive spot.
Will these primitive savages want to take a chance that it's NOT an act of God, especially after "He" hits 'em with four of five big asteroids over a period of a few years in response to their outragously sinful and murderous ways? I doubt it. Don't mess with God.
