RE: Off topic - Planes crash into world trade centers

Chuck, my remarks were intended to be neither toxic nor hateful.  I didn't
suggest America should retaliate with nuclear weapons.  Only that it could.
What I said was that this incident has completely removed any vestiges of
credibility that these extremist organizations might have had, and pretty
much opened the door for any retaliatory measures the U.S. government should
decide to take.

Please don't put words in my mouth.  I don't recommend we do anything other
than have faith in our leadership that they will make the proper choices,
and that we pray for those who have been lost and injured.

I just wanted to make my position clear, lest Chuck's complete misreading
and distortion of my remarks stand.  I'll drop the thread now.

Joe



> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com
> [mailto:midrange-l-admin@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Chuck Lundgren
> Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 1:46 PM
> To: midrange-l@midrange.com
> Subject: RE: Off topic - Planes crash into world trade centers
>
>
> At 9/11/2001 11:01 AM -0500, you wrote:
> >There were reports that Usama bin Ladin made threats roughly
> three weeks ago
> >to attack the U.S. on an unprecendented scale (words to that
> effect), and it
> >seem he's done just that.  What possible good can this do to the
> political
> >groups behind it?  What can it do for his cause, whatever it may
> be?  This
> >made damned sure that world sentiment is solidly against them,
> while at the
> >same time it has given the U.S. all but carte blanche to do to bin Ladin
> >whatever they deem necessary.  I think that at this point, the U.S. would
> >probably be able to employ tactical nuclear weapons without fear
> of serious
> >international condemnation.
>
> Please don't spread this toxic hateful nonsense. Tactical nuclear weapons?
> What will that solve? What will it prove? We're the only nation
> on earth to
> use nuclear weapons in war, and it didn't deter THIS attack, so what will
> using them AGAIN do?
>
>   ... Chuck