Although I don't think have the same chance of getting nuked as we did in the 80's.
I don't feel the same. I fear that where there is a will, there is a way. And there is a lot of ill will out there, directed at the United States of America - and since they haven't the military that we have, the only option is to try to inflict as much damage to the general "enemy" populace as possible.
It is completely obvious. The "enemies" will never get the president, nor the vp, and probably not other leaders. It is the populace at large that is in true danger. If you cannot meet an enemy head on, you go for the weakest part of it. Why should someone try to kill a man-eating tiger with a knife in his hand, face to face, when killing it from a distance with a gun is safer? And our enemies haven't got guns, but they are using pit traps, poisoned darts, and snares. Which can be just as deadly, though it may take longer. If those people and groups that hate us so much get their hands on nuclear weaponry, they will use them. And, with the "sell to the highest bidder" process out there, it will happen sooner or later.
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Date: 2004-04-09 11:12 am (UTC)I don't feel the same. I fear that where there is a will, there is a way. And there is a lot of ill will out there, directed at the United States of America - and since they haven't the military that we have, the only option is to try to inflict as much damage to the general "enemy" populace as possible.
It is completely obvious. The "enemies" will never get the president, nor the vp, and probably not other leaders. It is the populace at large that is in true danger. If you cannot meet an enemy head on, you go for the weakest part of it. Why should someone try to kill a man-eating tiger with a knife in his hand, face to face, when killing it from a distance with a gun is safer? And our enemies haven't got guns, but they are using pit traps, poisoned darts, and snares. Which can be just as deadly, though it may take longer. If those people and groups that hate us so much get their hands on nuclear weaponry, they will use them. And, with the "sell to the highest bidder" process out there, it will happen sooner or later.