Let me tell you what is sick. Logic dictates that if we continue on the same course in Afghanistan, we will be forced to cut and run just like the Russians did. THEN the Taliban -you know those daring dashing bold guerrillas who toss acid into 10 year old schoolgirl's faces and want to impose a Dark Age Theocracy on the entire frigging world- will take over Afghanistan. THEN Al Qaeda has a safe haven from which to launch more 911s and possibly even nukes on our cities. THAT'S a fact jack.
And I say we need to follow the EXACT same strategy that worked on Japan. You FORCE them into unconditional surrender using those "magical" air weapons. And as far as the act of frying safe havens causing "resentment" let's ask the damned Japanese themselves about it- " Hey guys, you still pissed at us" Or are you GREATFUL that we brought you out a 1000 year old might makes right warrior culture. So you let the ruthless Taliban know that you are wiling to out do them in ruthless and the plan is to eradicate them and completely dismantle their culture - again just like the Japanese- if necessary by whatever means available. Meanwhile in areas that we DO control, we d o exactly what MacArthur did in Tokyo. And screw that corrupt Karzai and his protestations. THAT is how you win the damned war over there. You either view it as necessary or you play damned politics with it. And neutron bombs involve no combat troops and are cheap
Jesus-onna-stick, Tumbleweed... tell you what... I was beginning to sorta feel bad about the whole smug "dumbest idea of the decade" and "here's your sign" outbursts. You know, thinking it maybe was an innocent case of writing one message while drunk or high, and not deserving such a harsh response. I really needed the above kind of stupid and ignorant outburst. Now I no longer feel bad about it. Thanks.
And in addition to what was already said -- namely, first go actually learn WW2 history if you want to talk about WW2 history -- your point is... what? That you're willing to (A) use nukes against civillians to keep them in line, and (B) cause radioactive fallout from Israel to China and from southern Russia to Ethiopia in the process?
Jesus-onna-stick, at the risk of Goodwinning the thread, tell me, do you also happen to agree with the Nazi policy of executing a whole village as punishment for each act of resistance? Because that's exactly the kind of thing you're proposing. One guy blows himself up against you, well, you'll execute a few thousands of their innocent civillians by nuke as response.
Where the f-word is the moral high ground then? When your solution is worse than any problem they currently have, then why the f-word not just leave them alone?
Or is it just for the willy-waving factor?
And when a dozen countries, including the nuclear armed Russia, China, India and Pakistan have to give iodine pills to their kids and pray that they don't get cancer from your nukes in Afghanistan, then what? Because that's what'll happen. It's Chernobyl on steroids for any country anywhere near Afghanistan. You think you'll make America particularly loved internationally?
