I had no idea. Really scary.
    Tom Hula
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Bixby" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "Tom Hula" <[log in to unmask]>
Cc: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 6:10 PM
Subject: Re: OT: Nuclear bombs "not ruled out".


> OK, I've tried valiantly to stay out of these Iraq threads, but I have
just
> failed.  ;-)
>
> It is definitely NOT the same old nuclear strategy.  Dr. Strangelove is
alive
> and well and is moving towards a first-use doctrine for small
"bunker-busting"
> nuclear weapons:
>
> http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2003/02/13/MN29220.DTL
>
> I am generally for intervention in Iraq, preferably with international
> consensus but if necessary without it.  But this emerging nuclear doctrine
of
> first-use will be a HUGE mistake that greatly lowers the moral bar on
using
> humankind's most feared weapons of mass destruction.
>
> - Mark B.
>
> Tom Hula wrote:
> > Actually, he was just taking the same position our government always
takes.
> > It won't say, unequivocally, that it will not use nuclear weapons and it
> > won't
> > say for sure that it will. He did go on to mention that the conflict
could
> > be
> > handled with conventional weapons. They just like to keep putting on the
> > pressure by reminding other countries that, yes, we do still have those
> > weapons and yes, they still work.
> >     Tom Hula
> >     Victor S. Barnes Company
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "fred White" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 2:55 PM
> > Subject: [HP3000-L] OT: Nuclear bombs "not ruled out".
> >
> >
> >
> >>Just caught Rumsfeld's comment on CNN in which he stated that nuclear
> >>bombs are "not ruled out" for Iraq.
> >>
> >>Oh great!!! A talking gecko.
> >>
> >>Hopefully there will be minimal collateral damage.
> >>
> >>FW
> --
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>
>

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