Nuclear war: Behind winks and nods, a first-strike nuclear assault on Iran remains an option
February 28, 2007 by William K. Wolfrum
In George W. Bush, the U.S. has a President who apparently has but two main advisers – his balls.
Think of it as the “You don’t think I have the balls to nuke you?” approach to foreign diplomacy.
The fact is, however, when it comes to the United States’ upcoming invasion of Iran, nothing is off the table – including nuclear war.
George Lakoff has an excellent column up today on how the current administration has made it clear that they have nukes, and they could be used.
The Words None Dare Say: Nuclear War
If the Bush administration, for example, were to insist on a sure “success,” then the “attack” would constitute nuclear war. The words in boldface are nuclear war, that’s right, nuclear war — a first strike nuclear war.
We don’t know what exactly is being planned — conventional GBU-28’s or nuclear B61-11’s. And that is the point. Discussion needs to be open. Nuclear war is not a minor matter.
Like many Americans, I grew up in a time when nuclear war was the most horrifying concept known to man. It kept me up nights. And now it’s entirely possible that the U.S. will launch a preemptive, first-strike nuclear war on Iran.
Lakoff is absolutely correct to say discussion is needed. Because while politicians on both side of the aisle play a game of “wink and nod” about the possibility of unleashing nukes in the Middle East, the U.S. has an administration that has shown itself to be so spectacularly inept in regard to foreign policy and the use of its military, that it’s not just a case of paranoid ramblings.
With the current administration, a first-strike nuclear assault on Iran is entirely possible. The public and media need to highlight this issue, because if it does happen, it will take countless generations before that blood is off the hands of the average American citizen.
It’s something Americans need to be aware of, as we don’t need the final proof that the PNAC crowd is completely psychopathic to come in the form of a mushroom cloud.
–WKW
[...] So sure, the PNAC crowd will still likely get its way and U.S. bombs will be dropping in Tehran soon enough. But the fact is that, after you invade a nation and create a bloody civil war, it starts looking more and more like you’re a nation of insane maniacs when you refuse to speak to said nation’s neighbors about the whole thing, even in a group setting. [...]
[...] This is not World War II. And it’s definitely not World War III, unless the PNAC crowd decides that the world will turn a blind eye to the U.S. using any types of nukes in Iran. [...]
[...] This is not World War II. And it’s definitely not World War III, unless the PNAC crowd decides that the world will turn a blind eye to the U.S. using any types of nukes in Iran. [...]
[...] Hopefully he’s hiding in Iran. [...]