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Texas official suggests bombing Muslims with nuclear weapons - Is he going too far?
From "Iran Daily"
Texas official suggests bombing Muslims with nuclear weapons
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller has posted a Facebook photo suggesting bombing of “the Muslim world” with nuclear weapons.
The Facebook photo posted on Sunday night shows a mushroom cloud rising up through the air after the explosion of an atomic bomb with a text saying “Japan has been at peace with the US since August 9, 1945. It’s time we made peace with the Muslim world.” Press TV reported.
On August 6, 1945, the US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and three days later another atomic bomb on Nagasaki during World War II, killing at least 129,000 civilians and prompting Japan’s unconditional surrender.
Miller’s Facebook photo was removed sometime on Monday morning but it has received more than 300 comments.
EDITORIAL COMMENT:- Of course everyone in Iran knows that Mr. Miller has absolutely no connection with the government of the United States of America and doesn't "speak for Americans".
http://www.iran-daily.com/News/124734.html?catid=10&title=Texas-official-suggests-bombing-Muslims-with-nuclear-weapons
From "Iran Daily"
Texas official suggests bombing Muslims with nuclear weapons
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller has posted a Facebook photo suggesting bombing of “the Muslim world” with nuclear weapons.
The Facebook photo posted on Sunday night shows a mushroom cloud rising up through the air after the explosion of an atomic bomb with a text saying “Japan has been at peace with the US since August 9, 1945. It’s time we made peace with the Muslim world.” Press TV reported.
On August 6, 1945, the US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and three days later another atomic bomb on Nagasaki during World War II, killing at least 129,000 civilians and prompting Japan’s unconditional surrender.
Miller’s Facebook photo was removed sometime on Monday morning but it has received more than 300 comments.
EDITORIAL COMMENT:- Of course everyone in Iran knows that Mr. Miller has absolutely no connection with the government of the United States of America and doesn't "speak for Americans".
http://www.iran-daily.com/News/124734.html?catid=10&title=Texas-official-suggests-bombing-Muslims-with-nuclear-weapons
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COL Ted Mc As tempting as it may be to pull the cork from the bottle, history suggests that the "Genie" is much easier to get out of the bottle, than it is to get it back in. While a clean sweep of of our enemies may seem to be an honorable goal, the use of nuclear weapons by the US could lead to others countries believing that this, "final solution", so long a taboo in "civilized" society, is now a spectator sport. How would the US be able to condemn the actions of N. Korea nuking S. Korea, or Russia using tactical nuclear ammunition in the Ukraine, if we were the first to use such a terrible weapon?
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We don't want to take that genie out of the bottle until our existence is on the line.
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COL Ted Mc
Capt Seid Waddell - Captain; The issue isn't so much "Would the US actually do this?" as it is "Does threatening genocide make the people you are threatening to kill friendlier to you or does it make them more inclined to resist you and do whatever they can do to harm you before you wipe them out?".
The "reality" IS NOT that the threat is likely to be carried out. Rather the "reality" IS that the threat has been made.
The "reality" IS NOT that the threat is likely to be carried out. Rather the "reality" IS that the threat has been made.
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Capt Seid Waddell
COL Ted Mc, sir, the problematical segment of the Muslim world cannot be made more inclined to resist us - they are self-starters in that regard. The rest of the Muslim world leans more toward the extremists than they do towards us.
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COL Ted Mc
Capt Seid Waddell - Captain; Whenever someone says "the problematical segment of the __[fill in the blank]__ world cannot be made more inclined to resist us - they are self-starters in that regard." they get no argument from me.
I'm not so sure that "The rest of the Muslim world leans more toward the extremists than they do towards us." is correct but I'm sure that "The rest of the Muslim world leans more toward Islam than they do towards Christianity." is correct.
I'm equally sure that the people of ANY country/religion/philosophy would prefer to do whatever is best for themselves and their country/religion/philosophy rather than doing whatever is best for the people of another country/religion/philosophy and countries/religions/philosophies other than their own.
AND I'm equally sure that the people of ANY country/religion/philosophy who believe that they are being prevented from doing whatever is best for themselves and their country/religion/philosophy and "forced" into doing doing whatever is best for the people of another country/religion/philosophy and countries/religions/philosophies other than their own will tend to be significantly displeased with the people that they perceive as doing the "forcing".
[NOTE - In the last statement particular emphasis should be placed on the words "believe" and "perceive" since, in this case, whether or not the beliefs and/or perceptions are actually true is irrelevant.
I'm not so sure that "The rest of the Muslim world leans more toward the extremists than they do towards us." is correct but I'm sure that "The rest of the Muslim world leans more toward Islam than they do towards Christianity." is correct.
I'm equally sure that the people of ANY country/religion/philosophy would prefer to do whatever is best for themselves and their country/religion/philosophy rather than doing whatever is best for the people of another country/religion/philosophy and countries/religions/philosophies other than their own.
AND I'm equally sure that the people of ANY country/religion/philosophy who believe that they are being prevented from doing whatever is best for themselves and their country/religion/philosophy and "forced" into doing doing whatever is best for the people of another country/religion/philosophy and countries/religions/philosophies other than their own will tend to be significantly displeased with the people that they perceive as doing the "forcing".
[NOTE - In the last statement particular emphasis should be placed on the words "believe" and "perceive" since, in this case, whether or not the beliefs and/or perceptions are actually true is irrelevant.
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COL Ted Mc
SSG Warren Swan - Staff; I believe that it has something to do with the First Amendment.
Although everyone has the "right" to speak freely, there is no corresponding "right" to be taken seriously.
Although everyone has the "right" to speak freely, there is no corresponding "right" to be taken seriously.
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