The problem I have is not with the first strike, but with a NUCLEAR first strike (or should I say nucular).
I conceded that at times a first strike is neccessary, but is the opening of the nuclear option the right method? On 4/18/06, Robert Munn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Why is it the U.S. gets pinned with the bad-guy status here? Iran has very > specifically said it intends to destroy Israel, and the President Ahk (just > think of phlegm since I'm not going to bother looking up the spelling of his > name) has stated that Israel will perish in a single event- which one could > under the circumstances interpret to mean a nuclear strike. The Israelis, it > turn, have said they will not allow Iran to develop the capacity to nuke > them. > > My point is that the main actors in this play are ALL talking in terms of > first strike. The U.S. and Israel are the ones talking in first strike terms > as a means of DEFENSE, specifically because the lunatic fucking Iranians are > talking about a first strike in OFFENSIVE terms. > > All I can say about Iran is, if you walk around the neighboorhood saying you > are going to buy a gun next week and kill your neighbors, don't be surprised > if your neighbors stop by one night and kick the living shit out of you > before you get a chance to buy that gun. > > > On 4/18/06, Vivec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > That's not what the man is saying. He is saying he wil FIRST STRIKE Iran. > > Not that Iran aimed nukes, or has fired nukes, or anything of the sort. > > > > He spoke of a PRE-EMPTIVE Strike against Iran as a possible solution > > to the current standoff and has reiterated this view. > > > > To me, this talk of attacking countries with nuclear weapons is horrific. > > > > And it clearly is news as it is one of the top stories of the day. > > > > On 4/18/06, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > This isn't even news. He didn't rule it out because the US would respond > > in > > > kind should Iran, or any other country, use nuclear weapons on us or our > > > allies. > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:204575 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
