[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> And this has what to do with an attack against a country with no demonstrated
> ties to terrorist groups? Or is all war mongering just interchangeable and
> suitable for any occasion where aggression is needed for whatever reason?
>
> This example actually demonstrates that American cities such as Minneapolis
> are involved in the world at large even if some of our elected officials
> prefer to place their noggins in a certain unlighted place.

I just can't believe that people don't seem to have thought this through very
thoroughly.  Don't people realize there there a distinct and credible possibility
of a nuclear device being detonated in a U.S. city in the next ten years?
If this event occurred it might take the lives of more than a million people
and change our nation forever.

Now to the local relevance. Does anyone on a local level know whether
Iraq has obtained or produced nuclear weapons?  How many of you would
object to invading Iraq if you knew with say 90% certainty that Iraq intended
to provide a nuclear warhead to terrorists who wanted to smuggle it into
the U.S?  How do you know that this isn't the case?  How does the city
council know?  How does the mayor know?  How can the city government
set international policy when they lack the necessary intelligence? No pun
intended.

Michael Atherton
Prospect Park


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