That is nothing compared to the moral reservations that would abound with the use of nuclear weapons in most first-use situations.
Originally Posted by Old-T
Process:
Media asks candidate if he or she would use nuclear weapons.
Candidate says "yes" ....
Media reports candidate will use "nuclear weapons"!
Media reporters are liberal "peaceniks" talk someone to death.
Media "pundits" point at candidate and call them a loose cannon.
Next think you know a bunch of people start bullshitting about how "trigger happy" the candidate they don't like is because he wants to blow up the world with nukes!!!
So now you think he's a nut case, because he would do what any other president would do .... use nukes!!!
Can you stop, take a breath, and thank about it ....?
This guys whole life and future is about building shit that people can inhabit and use for work and play. What makes you "think" he wants to blow the shit out of the world with some pissing contest with a crazy MF who doesn't give a shit, because he's got nothing to save or go home to at the end of the day?
I when draw my weapon and point it at someone I want them to KNOW I will pull the trigger .... if they KNOW I will .... then my chances of pulling the trigger are lessened. Whereas if he believes I won't then my chances of having to do it are increased! I recognize that concept is difficult for a gun-hater to get their brain around, but if they were standing or kneeling getting ready to get killed they might like the option to be available.
Had the Japanese not known we didn't have any more bombs to drop the war would have continued. They didn't give a shit about several hundred thousand mouths they didn't have to feed anymore. Look at how they conducted themselves during the war. That's the kind of folks we face now!