Reply #25: Even if Bush is dumb enough, Cheney (probably) isn't [View All]

Bush would not be allowed to launch unless the USA was locked down
good & solid against retaliation.

At the moment, even with the increase in Fatherland Security, the fence
around the country is simply not secure enough to risk a return strike
in any form. Although Bush is a bully, he is also a coward. He will
not attack until he's built a good wall around his own base.

The time to get worried will be when Patriot II and Patriot III are
being implemented, when the Fatherland Federal Police force has been
tested a few times and when the most dangerous domestic terrorists
have been incarcerated in appropriate detention camps.


Note: The above is assuming that the original post meant "launch a
nuclear first strike AGAINST someone else". If you are widening the
scope to include a faked "terr'ist" strike against a US (or even European)
city then all bets are off. That could take place at any time (though
Autumn would be my bet) as it will directly precipitate the lock-down
that would be required for further global war.

Not a nice thought with which to end the day.

Nihil