Re: virus: President Bush's UN Speech: Full Text

From: Jkr438@aol.com
Date: Sun Sep 15 2002 - 16:50:53 MDT


In a message dated 9/15/2002 5:15:48 PM Central Daylight Time,
TransdimensionalElf@hawaii.rr.com writes in thread titled "virus: Fw: Is It
Not True":

> 1. Is it not true that the reason we did not bomb the Soviet Union at
> the height of the Cold War was because we knew they could retaliate?
>
> 2. Is it not also true that we are willing to bomb Iraq now because we
> know it cannot retaliate - which just confirms that there is no real
> threat?
>
snip.

I didn't digest all of Archibald 's points, but these first two I think
illustrate well why I think the first thing that Saddam will do is to test a
nuke once he gets them to let everyone know that he has nukes.

Love,

-Jake

On 13 Sep 2002 at 18:27, Jkr438@aol.com wrote:

>
> [GWB] The first time we may be completely certain he has a -- nuclear
> weapons is when, God forbids, he uses one.
>
> [Jake] Probably not true. I am guessing that as soon as he has two he
> will test one for everyone to see.
>



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