At 03:59 PM 3/24/02, John D. Giorgis wrote: >At 09:33 AM 3/10/02 -0500 Gary Nunn wrote: > >The Bush administration is officially starting to scare me. I was starting > >to get a little concerned when the government announced the creation of the > >"Shadow Government" that is in secret, fortified locations in case of > >nuclear attack. But now, the possibility of using nuclear weapons as an > >offensive weapon on the battlefield scares me to death. > >Its funny, but I barely even regard these documents as *News*, let alone >particularly disturbing news. I mean, isn't it these people's *jobs* to >have us prepared for *any* eventuality? Has anyone ever seriously >doubted that if the US determined that then only way to get something dones >was through nukes that the US would not use nukes against any one of these >evil regimes? Indeed, the absence of doubt on this issue should be made >clear by the sample fact that these guidelines were first drawn up under >the Clinton Administration. > >Obviously no one, not even the writers of these documents expects or hopes >to use nuclear weapons. Nevertheless, it is their job to be prepared if >such a fateful today should come, and as such, this document strikes me as >being pretty routine.
Heck, we even have plans in place � and have had in place them for decades at least � for a response in case _Canada_ invades the US. As someone once said, "Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance." -- Ronn! :) God bless America, Land that I love! Stand beside her, and guide her Thru the night with a light from above. From the mountains, to the prairies, To the oceans, white with foam� God bless America! My home, sweet home. -- Irving Berlin (1888-1989)
