Re(2): Use of nuc. weapons in Iraq

[p.bossew@magnet.at (Peter Bossew)]

Maury,



probably you are right. Theoretically. Seen from 15,000 km away.

The story looks different for those who have to bear the consequences.





>

>The quickest way to end a war is to lose it.



True, but believe it or not, most Europeans don't even want to start it.





cheers, Peter









>

>All of this discussion seems so unnecessarily nit-picky!. No nation in

>its right mind agrees blindly to forswear the use of any weapon in its

>possession. That kind of advance commitment promotes the goals of neither

>negotiation nor the conduct of war. It all makes interesting(?) rhetoric

>for news media repartee or for opponents of a given national policy, but

>is of no value otherwise.

>

>

>This is as fruitless as the arguments over whether or not a nation has

>any "plans" for this, that, or the other contingency. Within the limits

>of national resources, of course they have plans. Those responsible for

>national defense would be derelict in their duties if they did not have

>plans covering as wide a range of possibilities as they can. The limits

>are simply the available resources.

>Should a catalog of such national contingency planning be publicized? Of

>course not!





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