[thechat] Bill Frist on the Iraq War: WMD wasn't the main reason ...

[Chris Marsh]

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> I'm glad that I am a 
> citizen of the superpower and not the developing nation.  I think the 

This is only natural, but it doesn't make the actions of the USA right
and just.

> world is a little bit safer having a nation that not only has 
> used nukes 
> in war, but has gone through over 50 years of dealing with 
> the concept 
> of mutually assured destruction. I think we know the lesson - I don't 
> think countries without the nuclear history quite understand 
> the stakes.
> 
> Of course, having GWB at the trigger makes me a bit queasy, 
> but not as 
> much as General Musharaf with 20 ICBMs..

To me there is no difference between a nutter being in control of
nuclear weapons, and a nutter being in control of nuclear weapons. To
this end, GWB is much worse than OBL. I would much rather have a nutter
in control of non-nuclear weapons than a nutter in control of nuclear
weapons.

Regards

Chris Marsh