Would Bush use nuclear weapons?

[Cyrano]

IMO, I think he'd do it in a heartbeat. He'd give it no more thought than he did to the invasion of Iraq.

I think that most of the people in the world "get it," but I'm not sure how many Americans do. A majority has finally caught on to the deceptions, lies and greed that got us into the Iraq quagmire.

But how many people are really aware that this man, and those around him, would launch a nuclear attack on Iran, North Korea, Syria, or anyplace else they considered a "threat?"

A "threat" to what? We're talking about an administration with no scruples, conscience, or sense of decency. All they care about is their own power and wealth. They don't even care if the polluted air and water on this planet is poisoning they're own children along with everyone else.

Fallout from nuclear weapons? No problem. They've got they're own deeply-buried bunkers. They're just too stupid to realize they may have to live in them for a hundred years. We're being ruled by unstable people who are being protected by a self-deluded media and profit-crazed military/industrial complex.

[arcane1]

1. fuck yes he would, and his cultish admirers would love him even more

:grr:

[etherealtruth]

3. Agreed ...

...because he's a sociopath and his followers are imbeciles (or greedy fascists, seeing profit in such a strike).

[Midlodemocrat]

17. Agreed. He is a complete sociopath without conscience.

Wouldn't even interrupt his workout.

[DoYouEverWonder]

2. I think he's jonesing to nuke someone

real bad.

[damntexdem]

28. And as much as he would like to, he doesn't dare nuke ...

Cindy Sheehan.

[driver8]

30. I agree...if he nukes someone, that will prove to everyone what a

powerful president he is.

"Look daddy...you never had the balls to nuke anyone but I did! I blew the shit out of that country! Those ragheads never had a chance!"

He is a despicable excuse for a human.

[SeanQuinn]

4. Maybe. And I only say maybe for political reasons.

If there are some fundies who think it out and realize that we attacked a country that had nukes and we use nukes as well, they may put two and two together and vote against a GOPer in 2008.

But Bush's instinct is NUKE 'EM!

[arcane1]

26. "If there are some fundies who think it out..."

there aren't any fundies out there thinking out anything, sadly

[ironman202]

5. these are the same people who proposed

lauching a nuke into a hurricane, if you remember. They wouldn't give it a review beyond immeadiate political expediency.

[DemonFighterLives]

6. Yes, He's itching to

They have a stupid belief that some smaller one will do the job. They have many sheeple believing that nuking is good. I don't know where they got their schooling, but I disagree with them.

[H5N1]

7. Not only would he - he wants to!

Iran may be his last chance.

[lockdown]

8. Too right he (they) would

What's the point of having them if people don't think you'll use them, right? :sarcasm:

[mtnsnake]

9. Bush is a rotten murdering lying bastard, but come on now

Your premise that he'd do it in a heartbeat or he'd give no more thought to it than he did in ivading Iraq is a little over the top.

[Cyrano]

18. Oh? I would have thought that attacking a country that did nothing to us

and lying about it would be considered "a bit over the top." But what do I know?

[Zynx]

10. Well, I'd hope ANY President "would" use nuclear weapons

It's part of the job and essential to the national security of the United States. Anyone blanketly opposed to nukes has no business being President, period.

The issue with Bush is that he's a trigger-happy moron in general.

[Booster]

11. I think Cheney will do without even telling Bush. Cheney will do

anything, including killing us all, to stop the Plame investigation.

[wli]

12. yes, he doesn't care about civilian casualties

[The Straight Story]

13. Maybe on us.....

Or maybe dump one on yellowstone and hope to set off the volcano :) one never knows with him....

[emdee]

14. My first thought to your question was, "In a heartbeat"....

and I see that's your first line. I do not think he would waver for one second to send a nu-cu-lar message anywhere - even the blue states.
emdee

[BrklynLiberal]

16. Ditto

[CityZen-X]

15. Kissinger & Nixon

contemplated using nukes in Viet Nam. This vile, corrupt, odious, scum-ball, pResident would not hesitate to use mini-nukes. All he would need is God telling him to carry on.
Clarke once asked the Resident Evil "how do you think history will look upon your presidency". The Chimps answer was something to the effect-what does it matter we will all be dead by then!
I do not think he was referring to himself, I think he was making reference to all life on this planet.

[punpirate]

19. My best guess is...

... that this has been a coldly-calculated plan for at least three years. Both Iran and N. Korea have buried facilities, and whichever turned out to be the best target of opportunity would be the target of those plans.

Let's not forget the 2002 defense strategy report and the "axis of evil."

There is a game plan here, and I don't have any doubt that Bush would order the use of those weapons, if someone said to him that's the way to get the job done.

The Iranians are playing a dangerous game. I don't think they realize that Bush and the cadre of neo-conservatives around him who inform his judgment are clinically insane.

[yorkiemommie1]

20. Well, we know Cheney wants to

Cheney's Plan: Nuke Iran
Stand athwart the apocalypse, and shout: "No!"
by Justin Raimondo


..... " "The Pentagon, acting under instructions from Vice President Dick Cheney's office, has tasked the United States Strategic Command (STRATCOM) with drawing up a contingency plan to be employed in response to another 9/11-type terrorist attack on the United States. The plan includes a large-scale air assault on Iran employing both conventional and tactical nuclear weapons..."


more at link: http://www.antiwar.com/justin/?articleid=6734

and we all know who holds *'s hand!

[1956]

25. in fact

Next week (mid-July) a FEMA terror "drill" in Charlston, NC will in fact be nuclear!! We can all hope that it is just a drill, but many fear it is going to be a real attack,(courtesy of Bush, Inc.) It is scary to say the least especially with accounts of so many servicemen being denied leave in Aug.

[MisterP]

21. Mister President, we cannot allow a mine shaft gap!!!

[MN ChimpH8R]

22. Absolutely, he would

But I have to wonder how he would explain away the natural Russian/Chinese response in kind.

This dumbf@ck is going to start WWIII and he's going to do it ON PURPOSE. :banghead:

[HughBeaumont]

23. Emphasis on anyplace else they considered a "threat?".

Meaning, on his own citizenry.

I would put NOTHING past this administration. The wealthy who control the country think of us as mere dryer lint and it would matter not one BIT if all of us were to be vaporized tomorrow. What's the fuss? PNAC and the Republicans don't have to answer to voters. Unbridled ANYthing can happen now - capitalism, totalitarianism, nuclear war, WHO CARES?

They own everything.

[leftylady]

24. In a New York Minute

Just another toy to him. Oh, looky. Look at that blast, will yah.

Talk about Shock and Awe. Awsome, man, awsome.

[damntexdem]

27. It was long ago noted that the U.S. has repeatedly used nukes.

In the same way that a robber who points a gun at you has used a gun, even if the trigger was not pulled.

The difference is that past Administrations (well, since Truman) somehow found the impulse control to not pull the trigger. Do you want to bet on the Bushista's impulse control?

[Kerrytravelers]

29. Thinking nothng of it... boom.