"Blair Maynard" wrote in message .. .
So you are saying that the current administration is being very bad because
it is "intimidating" other nations with nukes everybody knows it can't use?
Kinda difficult to believe.
Not really. It is my opinion that using nukes would produce a terrible
backlash against the US. Not everyone shares that view, and the US
might consider it worth the price even if it were commonly accepted.
That's one hell of a risk to take. It's going to be a bit difficult to
enjoy the backlash effects while permanetly fused to a molten country
(I know, that's exagerating the effects of nuclear attack, but you get
the idea)
In any case, how do you know it is not the threat of conventional force
which is "intimidating" other nations?
It's part of the total package. What the US seems to be saying, is
that it will use conventional force only, unless the opponent of the
day does something it really doesn't like, in which case it will go
nuclear. Being sufficiently successful against the US itself (not US
troops) definately seems to be a criterion these days. Of course, it
is rather unlikely that any single nation could be that effective in
the current situation.
Rob
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