[DCPatriot]

In a practical sense, you can't radiate the entire Middle East.

Oil still needs to be drilled and processed.

No ladies and gentlemen...we have to use Neutron bombs..and that won't happen in a 24/7, politically correct news cycle.

[R. Scott]

Use robotics - properly shielded robots won’t care about radiation.

[AFPhys]

Neutron bombs are NOT fallout free. The construction of the bomb ENHANCES neutron generation, but by no means eliminates other "fall-out". Using a "neutron bomb" would still render the target area with a radiation problem, though it reduces it by a factor of (I guess) three or so. I don't know where the idea came from that a "neutron bomb" constitutes a wonderful panacea only eschewed because of "political correctness". You are under the influence of misinformation, and are continuing to spread it.

All that being said ... I DO believe there are viable scenerios in which nuclear weapons (enhanced radiation, or simple dumb "dirty" bombs) ought to be powerfully considered as a leading alternative.

[gonzo]

In a practical sense, you can't radiate the entire Middle East.

Oil still needs to be drilled and processed.

Of course the oil fields must be protected, guys, but Surgical Nukes can remove a lot of opposition. Remember, nobody actually LIVES in the oil fields.

[1] An oracle concerning Damascus. Behold, Damascus will cease to be a city, and will become a heap of ruins.

I've always felt that Damascus and Mecca would be ultimately destroyed, not from a Religious standpoint, but from a Militarily Strategic standpoint.

It only makes sense. Cut off the head, and the snake dies. I appreciate your comments..............FRegards