So are you saying they had a right to use nuclear weapons to defend their claim of Kuwait?
On 4/19/06, Vivec wrote: > Hmm..some interesting thoughts on this topic: > > http://tinyurl.com/fb323 > > ["I don't think we ever would have used them but, nevertheless, the > Iraqis didn't know that and we could have if the provocation was > serious," retired Gen. Colin Powell, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of > Staff during this period, told PBS Frontline in 1995. In other words, > Iraq's pursuit of WMD was never irrational and our ambiguous resort to > nuclear weapons probably contributed to Iraqi thinking with regard to > their needs. I conclude from this that ambiguity can lead to > proliferation. Our nuclear policy is part of the problem."] > > ["I've not been in any meeting that is portrayed in the way the > articles are written over the weekend," Moseley said. The Chief of > Staff is also a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. > > I think Moseley is telling the truth. Consideration of nuclear options > at the White House likely has produced any meetings, no paper, and I'm > fairly certain that no "order" has been conveyed to the military to > "prepare" nuclear options. > > The Desert Storm history tells us nevertheless that the nuclear > planning goes on in auto-pilot anyhow in response to U.S. policy and > the military planners perceptions of the President's desire in the > absence of explicit instructions. Hey, it's just contingency planning, > right? > > So all options means all options. Our nuclear policy, this ambiguity, > should be seen even by Bush administration supporters as part of the > problem. It is a door on the past we should firmly close.] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:204800 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
