In this case credible and imminent are used synonymously. To be credible in this sense is also to be imminent.
BWS ----- Original Message ----- From: kiddleddee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 3:02 pm Subject: [Libertarian] Re: The Oath > --- In [email protected], <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > No, Russia does not represent a credible threat to the US. They > are > not saying that they are going to attack nor are they able to > attack > us and cause any meaningful harm. It is an obvious truth that > simply > having means does not constitute a threat, and no sane person make > such an idiotic claim. > > > > BWS > _______________________________________________________________________ > > Russia does represent a "credible" threat. Russia does not > represent > an "actual" or "imminent" threat. To say that Russia can not do > any > meaningful harm if they attack us is pretty naive, don't you > think? I > mean, what was the "Cold War" about anyway (mutual assured > destruction > and all that)? (I was not a "cold warrior" by the way!) > > China is not saying they are going to attack us either, but we had > better make sure that there is at least one gun in every home in > the > United State just in case; while the threat from China is > not "imminent", it is certainly credible. > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -------------------- > ~--> > Protect your PC from spy ware with award winning anti spy > technology. It's free. > http://us.click.yahoo.com/97bhrC/LGxNAA/yQLSAA/KlSolB/TM > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > -~-> > > ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/XISQkA/lOaOAA/yQLSAA/KlSolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
