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Originally posted by Thraeryn
We should have gone in and reduced them to a nuclear wasteland, then had done with it.
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Bad idea, dude. You can't compare Japan in the 40s to these terrorists.
1. Who do you bomb? This wasn't undertaken by a sovereign nation, and going after Afghanistan was shaky enough - sure they harbored Al Qaeda, but that doesn't make a sovereign nation a target for a nuclear attack. Saudi Arabia? Riiiiiight...let's bomb the shit out of Mecca and see who comes after us next.
2. Nobody else had the bomb, as far as I know, when we bombed Japan. If none of the Arab Islamic nations (or the terrorist groups they harbor) have them now, you can bet your ass they'd have them within a few years.
3. You think the kamikaze were a problem? Try reasoning with people who think martyrdom in the jihad means they're going to heaven to fuck with virgins for eternity. Death is not a deterrent, obviously. Death on a massive scale only confirms their fanaticism.
Glad you don't have the keys to the Big Red Button