TERRORISM and COUNTERTERRORISM: News, INFORMATION & Analysis #2

Free Republic | 4/11/2010 | FReeper Collaboration

[Velveeta]

Obama amputates our nuclear arms

By: Charles Krauthammer

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Under President Obama’s new policy, however, if the state that has just attacked us with biological or chemical weapons is “in compliance with the Non-Proliferation Treaty,” explained Gates, then “the U.S. pledges not to use or threaten to use nuclear weapons against it.”

Imagine the scenario: Hundreds of thousands are lying dead in the streets of Boston after a massive anthrax or nerve gas attack. The president immediately calls in the lawyers to determine whether the attacking state is in compliance with the NPT. If it turns out that the attacker is up-to-date with its latest IAEA inspections, well, it gets immunity from nuclear retaliation. (Our response is then restricted to bullets, bombs and other conventional munitions.)

However, if the lawyers tell the president that the attacking state is NPT noncompliant, we are free to blow the bastards to nuclear kingdom come.

This is quite insane. It’s like saying that if a terrorist deliberately uses his car to mow down a hundred people waiting at a bus stop, the decision as to whether he gets hanged or 100 hours of community service hinges entirely on whether his car had passed emissions inspections.

Apart from being morally bizarre, the Obama policy is strategically loopy. Does anyone believe that North Korea or Iran will be more persuaded to abjure nuclear weapons because they could then carry out a biological or chemical attack on the United States without fear of nuclear retaliation?

The naivete is stunning.

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[SlowBoat407]

Still here. Still watching.

[Cindy]

Thanks Vel, I appreciate the ping.

Btw, I missed this one...thanks.

[Cindy]

Well, that’s good news SlowBoat407.

There’s a lot to watch, lately.

[FARS]

correction: ooops. your new site ‘where anti-terrorism is good and terrorism is bad’ and being anti-USA is NOT excused because the MEK terror group was also against the “bad, bad” Shah, which made them freedom fighters in the eyes of the uninformed at best and actually the ignorant purvyors of the Islamic regime talking points.

Derived from second hand knowledge gleaned on the Internet rather than first hand of being in Iran on the ground. And Library of Congress where books published by enemies also reside for easy negative reference.

What a mistake to post on Threat Matrix #1.

[MestaMachine]

Well, gee whiz, FARS...or whoever you are. What a real upstanding guy you are. Takes a whole lotta guts to go behind someone’s back with the long knives. What’s the matter? Truth bite you in the butt? I don’t love your monarchy. Is that any reason for you to do things like this? Shame on you. Or didn’t you think anyone would tell me?
I wouldn’t think most of the people on this thread would appreciate this. At least not if they had a sense of fairness. The difference of opinion was between you and me. Coward.

[Quix]

My assumption, understanding is

that you both love liberty and truth.

. . . yet . . . are so locked into your own experiences and perspectives . . .

as to be at each other’s throats.

I think only the enemy of both of you wins in that situation.

ONLY GOD IS WORTHY . . . ANYTHING . . . WE CAN OFFER, THAT’S GOOD.

ALL ELSE . . . IS TERMINALLY, DEADLY, FLAWED. DESTRUCTIVE.

IF you want a place eternally with Jesus, The Christ,

you MUST ‘kiss and make up.’

There is NO OTHER OPTION.

That doesn’t mean you have to necessarily agree with one another . . . but the bitterness, hostility, anger, unforgiveness, vengeance, etc. must be repented of and lain aside. MUST BE.

Forgiveness MUST BE extended, one to another.

HE gives all of us no other choice.

AND, it IS the least we can do as thanks to Him for our eternal Salvation and Forgiveness.

And WISDOM keeps in mind . . . that we ALL see through the glass darkly . . . REGARDLESS of how much we truly know

and certainly regardless of how much we THINK we know.

I love both of you. It grieves me to see you at each other’s throats.

BLESSED BE THE NAME OF THE LORD.
BLESSED BE THE WORD OF THE LORD.
BLESSED BE THE WAYS OF THE LORD.

[RaceBannon]

thank you!

[Cindy]

?

Thank you for what?

[RaceBannon]

for starting the new threads and keeping them going!

[Cindy]

Oh thanks, but that’s not me — it’s Velveeta.

[FARS]

http://noiri.blogspot.com/2011/04/mr-trump-difference-between-certificate.html

[fanfan]

Yes, true.

Nice to see you.

[FARS]

And we are still bombing Libya despite having passed these actions to NATO. Does the Obama ever tell the truth?

http://noiri.blogspot.com/2011/04/american-tarp-funds-channelled-to.html

[EternalHope]

placemark

[FARS]

Syria’s political immunity from Obama

http://noiri.blogspot.com/2011/04/obama-giving-syria-political-immunity.html

[FreedomPoster]

Why would he start now?

[FARS]

Point made, point taken! Hope springs eternal that this thug has some redeeming feature! But then again that would make me a hopey, changey I could not manage to be about him!

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[April Lexington]

Does the Obama ever tell the truth?

Poor chap! Must have been born yesterday!