[oremites]

I've heard Hackworth a couple of times on the Hannity radio show and this is what he thinks we should do: send in inspectors and, at the first location where the Iraqis refuse to let them have unrestricted access, we should drop a deep-penetrating nuclear weapon. His theory is that conventional weapons would spread Saddam's chemical/biological agents stored there, while a nuclear weapon would burn them up. He seems to be serious about this.

Anyone with any brains knows that dropping a nuclear weapon simply because inspectors aren't allowed into some location would turn the entire world against us in a second. The fact that he's suggesting this means that either A) he's nuts, B) he's an idiot or C) he's spreading disinformation. Take your pick, but, whichever it is, it means you can't take anything he's saying very seriously.

[JimRed]

I've heard Hackworth a couple of times on the Hannity radio show and this is what he thinks we should do: send in inspectors and, at the first location where the Iraqis refuse to let them have unrestricted access, we should drop a deep-penetrating nuclear weapon. His theory is that conventional weapons would spread Saddam's chemical/biological agents stored there, while a nuclear weapon would burn them up. He seems to be serious about this.

Anyone with any brains knows that dropping a nuclear weapon simply because inspectors aren't allowed into some location would turn the entire world against us in a second. The fact that he's suggesting this means that either A) he's nuts, B) he's an idiot or C) he's spreading disinformation. Take your pick, but, whichever it is, it means you can't take anything he's saying very seriously.

I'm with Hack on this one. Inspection teams should consist of 100 inspectors plus 400 special ops troops. Give them four hours evacuation time to minimize casualties. The first one will make true believers out of them. Frankly, I no longer give a hoot about what the "entire world" thinks.

Doing it this way would save lots of lives, both US military and Iraqui civilian.