Disagree on 3rd

Post #15,758 by jb4 10/30/01 2:07:16 PM Reply	Disagree on 3rd 1st Pakistan (to secure their nukes) 2nd Indonesia (IF we go at Pakistan, Indonesia will go amok) 3rd would be anyone's guess as the list would escalate so quickly Don't entirely agree. I believe there would not be a 3rd. After having anihilated[sic] the two most radical Islamic states, with extreme predjudice and without compunction, the other states would be very interested in not being 3rd on the list. I believe this because after having smacked Khaddafi around, he has been a non-issue. I think that a massive show of unrestrained force (should it come to that), along with the message that there is plenty more where that came from, would be sufficient deterent. Now, of course, there will be some dufus somewhere that will "want to test the resolve", yada, yada, yada. So long as we are willing to exercise that resolve, the situation shouldn't escalate. (This doesn't, of course, address the side effects of such a course of action...that's probably fodder for another thread.) jb4 (Resistance is not futile...)
Post #15,775 by Andrew Grygus 10/30/01 4:40:15 PM Reply	Problem with your logic . . . . is that the "countries" (as in governments) do not control the terrorists, nor do they necessarily know who they are or where they are. Those persons are perfectly happy to have us flatten the cities, which are rife with Western influences and "backsliding" Muslims anyway. It will just harden the remaining people to their cause. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #15,811 by boxley 10/30/01 9:44:50 PM Reply	fsck it pull the plug make the khyber pass a plain one heavy on Tikrit, Bagdad and all the palaces, one 5 kiloton on Bethlehem, Mecca and Jerusalem at the same time, then sit back and say we aint prejuidiced, anyone else want some. Last resort if a nuke goes off Stateside. thanx, bill tshirt front "born to die before I get old" thshirt back "fscked another one didnja?"
Post #15,799 by dmarker2 10/30/01 7:23:36 PM Reply	Re: Other trouble spots that would follow Bangaldesh (they would be fodder for suicide attacks as country is to poor to do anything) Malaysia would overthrow Mahattir but can't be sure what they could achieve Iraq would have internal riots - hopefully Saddam would only be able to rattle his sword Saudia Arabia might topple then things get nasty as we would have to go in to sieze the oilfields Gulf States & Oman would probably manage to keep out Algeria would become a trouble spot Egypt could fall apart By this time the Arab & Muslim world would be seething. Would have to be start of WWW 3 Doug

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