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To: KyrosL who wrote (136402)6/12/2004 4:02:01 PM
From: carranza2  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 281500
 
we would respond with a complete annihilation of any place in Iraq that could conceivably harbor other nuclear weapons.

That's wild. I thought I was conservative--your thinking on this issue is remarkable. You essentially propose turning the entire country of Iraq into a parking lot should Saddam use one nuke. I have a lot of trouble in killing off millions of subjugated individuals simply to make a point.

Your solution would never be made US policy. Moreover, it doesn't deal with the economic consequences.

But to get back to my original point, I think I'm making progress with respect to raising your consciousness as to how dangerous Saddam armed with nukes would have been.

As to NKorea, well, it's not in the ME, is it? And the considerations are quite different.



To: KyrosL who wrote (136402)6/12/2004 5:06:29 PM
From: Ish  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 281500
 
<<The solution is really quite simple: if Saddam used a nuclear weapon first against anybody, we would respond with a complete annihilation of any place in Iraq that could conceivably harbor other nuclear weapons. If it involved wiping out all of Iraq, so be it. That's what it means when we say a country (such as Kuwait or South Korea) is under our nuclear umbrella protection.>>

That idea scares the crap outta me.