I’m a bit late in bringing this party to the Cheddarsphere, and I really should’ve done it Thursday as it was one of the topics Uncle J and I discussed. The New York Times reported on Tuesday that the feds are trying to figure out whether we would retaliate if a nuke were detonated by Islamokazis on American soil. There’s been an interesting discussion at Hot Air, where Allahpundit brought it up for discussion.
I said that I subscribed to the Curtis E. LeMay School of International Relations and said I would nuke everybody in response, specifically saying that Mecca should be no more (not even rubble). For those that say that would get the Muslims mad at us, I have a news flash – damn near all of them are already mad enough to work toward our extermination.
Uncle J had, on reflection, a better take. He’d wipe out the modern military capabilities of all the rogue nuclear states…with conventional weapons “because we don’t know WHO nuked us, so we can’t use nukes” (if I flubbed the quote, please correct me, UJ).
Hence, I’ve got a fresh poll up (at least it should be up by the time you read this). Vote there, discuss here.
Who should we retaliate against if the Islamokazis nuke the US?
Up to 1 answer(s) was/were allowed
- We nuke Islam's "holy" sites, no questions asked. (32%, 7 Vote(s))
- After determining which group it was, send the B-52s in for the nuclear Grand Tour of their bases of operations. (23%, 5 Vote(s))
- After determining which group it was, we send the B-52s on a conventional Grand Tour of their bases of operation. (18%, 4 Vote(s))
- We nuke Waziristan, the current home of Al Qaeda, no questions asked. (14%, 3 Vote(s))
- We nuke the supplier(s) of the nukes. (5%, 1 Vote(s))
- We wage conventional war on the supplier(s) of the nukes. (5%, 1 Vote(s))
- Something I missed (please explain in the thread) (5%, 1 Vote(s))
- We lay waste to Islam's "holy" sites with conventional weapons, no questions asked. (0%, 0 Vote(s))
- No one because that would be "wrong". (0%, 0 Vote(s))
- No one because we're waving the French battle flag (aka white flag of unconditional surrender) (0%, 0 Vote(s))
Total Voters: 22
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Heh…your reference to LeMay reminds me of a funny story.
LeMay was in budget hearings for nukes during the early ’60s. The chairman was the late, great Sen. Everett (“A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking real money.”) Dirkson.
Anyway, the exchange went something like this:
LeMay: I need funding for X number of nuke warheads.
Dirkson: General, you just told us that X/2 warheads would be enough to reduce the USSR to cinders; why do you need more?
LeMay: Senator, I want to see those cinders dance.
LeMay got the money.
Also reminds me of an old Tshirt I wore out.
“Nuke ’em till they glow…turn their asses into runway lights.”