All of it? From Morocco to Pakistan, or where?
If, say, a bio attack is made next year which kills 20,000 Americans, and no one claims credit, how will you pick your retaliatory target?
Our government will have a good idea who did it. And normally wouldn't want to tell us.
You'll have 30% of the populace wanting revenge, some middle amount not knowing... and a leftist peacenik reaction like the US has NEVER seen.
We'll be on the brink of civil war.
IF they hit us with biologics or nukes... screw it. All bets are off. Declare war on Islam. They've already declared it on us.
Consider the option... We half-ass respond, and they'll only do it again. If they kill 20,000 the first time, and we bomb Iran for it... they'll kill 100,000 the next time and use another country.
Islam is a war cult.
You're right, we're pre-WW III. Why spend all the effort and blood that will be spilled - mostly on the side of our noncombatants?
I'm quickly becoming a proponent of Pax Americana.
Get the Russians on board, and split the whole ball of wax.
You're observant. You know I'm no BushBot.
Bush recently announced a pre-emptive strike doctrine, as you're aware. What I said isn't even assuming pre-emption, it's reaction.
I agree with pre-emption. If we have a good idea that North Korea is moving nuclear weapons online, and reasonable plans to use them against us..... take 'em out.
I am not a warmonger. I hate 90% of what we've made the Military do. Clinton's crap.... Kosovo, Somalia, Haiti...
Islam is a direct threat. It was 1,000 years ago until we - Europeans - developed sufficient technology to hold them at bay.
Well, Pandora's box is open. And the kindergarten kids have all the toys....