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To: michael97123 who wrote (152275)	11/22/2004 9:53:32 AM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

I am sympathetic. My wife works not far from the White House. I used to live a couple of miles from the Naval Academy and the primary naval communications base for the North Atlantic. Currently, I live near the National Institute of Health, my wife takes the Metro most days, and we are about a half hour to forty five minutes from the White House by way of city streets. We are definitely vulnerable. The trick of deterrence is that it be credible. To say that we will blow up Mecca is ridiculous, I don't think anyone thinks we would go through with it. To say that the Saudi royal house may not survive another attack on us, because of its "both ends against the middle" style, that is a real threat. These are the sort of things we have to float: measured but severe responses.