Are we still at treat with MAD?\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutual_assured_destruction
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The only way to have "Mutually Assured Destruction" is to be opposed in your ability to destroy by an entity with equal ability as yourself. \n\nThe only country on earth with as much Nuclear Power to destroy us is Russia: and even their power is limited. \n\nBut - in the case of Iran (which is why I'm guessing you're asking about this) there is wisdom in the "MAD" doctrine, to the extent that it is a HUGE discouragement for our enemies to use Nuclear weapons if they fully believe that we will promptly and without delay wipe them from the face of the earth.\n\nBut - they have to believe we'd do it. \n\nAs Hamlet once said, "Ay, there's the rub."
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It seems highly unlikley that the west will be ablew to keep a chockehold on the world forever, although it will be a while yet. Just look at 9/11, and how many westerners are killed in the middle east every day. A lot of people dislike america (and be "america" i mean the allies wholl do anything to keep on her good side cough britain cough) But im british, i live in ebgland, and my father nearly died when lodon was attcked in july. \n\nBut keeping on subject, I dont really understand why china is under such suspicion, they have made no aggresive military movments, no secret nuclear program, and have not yet been blamed for any attcks on america. Its yet another witch hunt, random peole were blamed for deaths of catlle in the 16th/ 17th century, communists blamed for various problems, and now no communist threat? What will do with all this money? Another threat needs to be created, and finally we have found a threat that will never ever leave. People who dislike us. I dont blame them.\n\nSo, no, it wont be a Communist China or a Muslim soceity that destrys us all, who do we have to blame for warmongering, and damging lives but ourselves?
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I don't say this often. Excellent question.  Refreshing change from the usual bomb-throwing nonsense.  Our greatness, and our love for country still exists, and probably always will.\n    The sad fact of the matter is that it's under assault from within and without.  It ain't dead but it's on the outs.  Sadly, I am familiar with the comparisons to the Roman Empire, and I really cant' argue that.  \n     Enjoy it while it lasts I say.
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Hey EBP, welcome to my fair country! Yeah lots of stuff about nuclear s*it at the moment, Tony Blair thinks it is our next big source of energy and there's a lot of arguing going on.\n\nAs for nuclear weapons I really don't know what's going on, but I don't really see why we need them- if we didn't have them, nobsoy would suddenly think, 'Hey! The UK have scrapped their nukes- let's bomb them!', because we still have friends overseas who would step in and push the button for us. \n\nNuclear weapons are a thing of the past. My opinion, for what it's worth, we all learned from Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Nobody will ever have the balls to push the button again as I think it really would mean the end of the world.
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STILL?!?!??!  BWHAHAHAHAHAHA!!  Wake up.  Iraq is lost.  It's only a question of when we're outta there and how many more lives will be lost on Bush's watch.\n\nBut to answer your Q more precisely, if Malaki were assasignated, it would merely speed the country's descent into complete chaos, where it's headed anyway. \n\nGuess we're not subscribing to a "you-break-you-buy" philosophy over there.  How 'bout, "you-break-then-bail"?
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I don't think we have reached the point of no return but I do think we are dangerously close to getting to that point.  I don't pretend to be a  political expert by any stretch, just an average person so I may be wrong, but it seems to me that we are way too anxious to go all over the world to fight battles for who ever cries for help while leaving our own borders wide open.  We have terrorism going on in our own country everyday with freaks like the guy who went into the Amish school and shot 10 little girls killing 5 of them.  I don't know what the average daily number of homicides is in this country but I know that in our state capitol, the number this year is staggering.  Drive by shootings, murder - suicide and random acts of violence are nothing but homeland terrorism.  That, coupled with the horridous influx of illegal immigrants has made this a scary place to live.  I think we need to stop trying to save the world and work on saving our nation.  I completely support our troops and the work they do every day all around the world and am actually the mother of a military person but I still think we need to use our military here at home to close our borders, protect us from incoming threats and concentrate on Homeland Security.  How can we save the world if we can't save ourselves?  (you said you wanted detailed answers! :)
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The truth is sometimes ugly & painful, eh, libs?  Not one intelligent rebuttle from any libs.  Emotions will never win over logic ( that's why Captian Kirk had Spock!)  For all the liberals with amnesia - During the 2004 Presidential State of the Union speech - I clearly remember Bush stating that Iraq, Iran & North Korea were the axis of evil and that countries that harbor terrorist would beheld accountable.  Have we forgotten that specch libs?
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I've been away for a couple of weeks and then I come back to this....\n\nI am so out of the loop that I have no idea what this series of questions is about.\n\nBut for some reason, it reminded me of Mad Magazine and their series of cartoons entitled "Spy vs Spy".\n\nWill you welcome me back with 10 points?\n\n(I'm joking. You'll do whatever you want to do with your points.)
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Typical partisan bulls***. There have been reports of chemical and biological weapons being found since the war started. All have been determined to be either pre-1991 or post-2003 invasion. \n\nWhere are the nuclear weapons we were talking about with a "mushroom cloud"? Saddam lied? Who would have though that a politician could be dishonest? The point is that we have NO evidence he was pursuing chemical or biological weapons while he was prohibited from doing so, and only doctored and falsified evidence he was pursuing nuclear weapons. All we have is a bunch of old, degraded munitions.\n\n"Use of these weapons by terrorists or insurgent groups would have implications for coalition forces in Iraq. The possibility of use outside Iraq cannot be ruled out," \nI cannot rule out that North Korea has the capacity to launch nuclear missiles at the US, either. Should we attack them next? Israel and India have nuclear and biological weapons and the capacity to strike the US. Are they next?\n\nWhere do we draw the line?\n\nWould we have found these weapons without the loss of 2500+ American lives and 100,000+ Iraqi lives? I guess we'll never know, will we?
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To some degree the answer is "Yes", there is an ongoing threat of another attack somewhere in our country.\n\nThat being said, this is a very valid question.  To any thinking person, the Bush administration has lost most of it's credibility.  The old adage applies, "Fool me once, shame on you.  Fool me twice, shame on me".\n\nThere may have been a plot but I believe that what we've heard about it is probably exaggerated.  I think the real news story here is the timing between the disclosure of the "plot" and the controversy over the Domestic Spying Program.\n\nAlso, Jonathon Alter's column in this week's "Newsweek" discusses this.  Good reading.
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I have news for ya...we're currently in WW III!  It's most countries against a huge ruthless organization that is willing to die for their cause.  Anyone that doesn't realize we're currently in WW III lives in utopia.
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Nope!!!\n\n"And what the hell is terrorism, anyway? It's not a thing; it's not a place; it's not a person. It is a political and military strategy, that's all. Having a 'War On Terrorism' is as ridiculous as having a 'War on Flanking Maneuvers'. You'll end terrorism when there's no longer anything for anybody to get pissed off about."\n\n"As for now, maybe if we looked at why people are pissed at us, we'd begin to understand. Hell, it doesn't matter whether they're right or wrong; it's what they perceive that motivates them. What you have to address is why they perceive things as they do. Only then will you start to get a clue. And spare me the bullshit about them hating us because of our freedom. We haven't been truly free in a long time. And now we're letting all this demagoguery convince us to give up what little liberty we have left. Big Brother Lives!"\n\n"Hack" Col, US Army
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We were involved, we were ATTACKED.  \n\nYes, you should just forget about it.  People as stupid as you shouldn't speak in public.
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You are right on target!  See the new movie "An Inconvenient Truth" - it lays out the FACTS, pure and simple, unadorned.  Those who want to fight facts are simply running away - and we simply don't have time for that.\n\nThe data on CO(2) parts per million, just by itself, is worth the price of admission.  Ascarta and others, there is nothing in history that compares to the current numbers and the current situation.  YOU are the problem now.
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here is a web site for you..i hope it helps...it is descriptive and leads you to other sites...\n\nhttp://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/May2003/1054316925.Ge.r.html
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I agree with Twinkie...this "do not kill" talk is indeed rubbish.  \nYou may have noticed by now the vast amount of replies you have recieved defending the sacred and dear life of comedic genious Mr. Conan Christopher O'Brien.\nThere is no denying that a revolution has started!  Conan fans everywhere will rise up and bring you down! I advise you to go out and enjoy what is left of your life NOW...before it is too late.    \n\n\n\n(I've said too much)
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I've been noticing that every time America hosts an anti-Israeli leader, a natural disaster hits America the same day. The more sin progresses; the more nature groans in response. I'm not surprised that things are progressing downward. As we legalize more sin, nature groans. Sooner or later, you'd think the world would see what's happening, but no....they close their blind eyes & says it's just coincidence.