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Originally posted by Doug:
The Afghan civilian casualties were being reported to the extent that it could be confirmed that the Taliban wasn't making it up for propaganda purposes. That's not something people here wanted to hear.
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Actually, there is a scarily large number of people who
were glad to hear that...
If the US is [as Doug said] "committed to not using nukes", then I find it hard to justify having them. Having weapons just creates the temptation to use them. We don't want another arms race...
One more thing: The Russian KGB has lost track of up to 40 suitcase-sized Nuclear Bombs, each of which has enough power to flatten a small city. Just a thought to help you all sleep at night...
[ December 01, 2001: Message edited by: Rettick ]