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To: Road Walker who wrote (283623)	4/10/2006 8:17:27 AM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 1573852

"Mr. Hersh suggests that administration officials believe that a bombing campaign could lead to desirable regime change in Iran — and that they refuse to rule out the use of tactical nuclear weapons." One can hope that this is just some "what if" planning. A bombing campaign would be bad enough. Use of nuclear weapons would just be galactically stupid. Nuclear weapons have fallout, and I am not talking about radiation here. The political blowback would be something that transforms the world. They are bent on rouge nation status. Sort of ironic, actually. Wasn't rouge nations, wielding weapons of mass destruction, the big thing we were supposed to fear in those naive, pre-9/11 days. Talk about "we have met the enemy and he is us"... I didn't comment on Mr. Hersh's article when you linked to it earlier. I have been trying to work out the ramifications of what would happen if they did it. There just isn't any real upside to this, it is all downside with options that range from horrible to much, much worse. At least we would have some motivation to wean ourselves off of oil. Because the available supply would only be a fraction of what is available now. Think about it though. If they are willing to start a nuclear war for political advantage, why would they use lesser measures in an actual election?

To: Road Walker who wrote (283623)	4/11/2006 4:41:45 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573852

But he wouldn't do that." That sentiment is what made it possible for President Bush to stampede America into the Iraq war and to fend off hard questions about the reasons for that war until after the 2004 election. Many people just didn't want to believe that an American president would deliberately mislead the nation on matters of war and peace. I am not buying that entirely. They did not want to know because there was a promise of tax cuts and a promise that this country liberal's ways would be ended. Plus, those Muslim savages had to have their butts kicked. People are often stupid when it comes to facts.......like is Iran where Australia is? However, when it comes to human nature, they know instinctively when someone might be stretching the truth. What little respect I have for my fellow Americans was pretty much eliminated by that video I posted to you this AM. The very idea thinking that France and Iran are where Australia is. I am reconsidering going into teaching.........I had no idea how low the American IQ was.