If Al Qaeda were to release a nuclear bomb in down town New York

[chucky2]

NY's suffered enough...can't we change the example to be say San Fran or LA?

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: Fern
I'd probably wait until details became known. Who was it, how'd they get in the country, where'd they get the nuke, and what security holes have been exposed etc.

No need to knee-jerk all over. Get the facts then form an opinion.

Fern

No need to knee-jerk? Turn middle east into a parking lot, turn it to glass, nuke everybody, that's the only true patriotic response!

Taxpayer bailout of the terrorists.

Best response in the thread 🙂

 

[ultimatebob]

Originally posted by: jjones
No more Peter Luger's? Okay, the gloves come off. :|

Luger's is in Brooklyn, so it might stand a chance if it's a small nuclear bomb!

 

[Ballatician]

Originally posted by: JeffreyLebowski
Well I would say, Damn, Obama was right, he did bring change. Because instead of whooping the ass of those responsible for the act, he would want to sit down and have "meaningful" dialouge with them.

But if it did happen, expect a wave of crime against muslims and people of middle eastern origin.

Are you condoning this or just stating what would happen?

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: Ballatician

Originally posted by: JeffreyLebowski
Well I would say, Damn, Obama was right, he did bring change. Because instead of whooping the ass of those responsible for the act, he would want to sit down and have "meaningful" dialouge with them.

But if it did happen, expect a wave of crime against muslims and people of middle eastern origin.

Are you condoning this or just stating what would happen?

I think he's stating what would happen. Most people wouldn't do this but enough would that it would certainly be more of a trend than it was post-911.

 

[nageov3t]

I'd probably be busy praying that the wind blows the fallout towards the ocean instead of south towards my house...

wonder how safe I'd be 40 miles south.

 

[Jaskalas]

Originally posted by: Perry404
Al Qaeda releases a nuclear bomb in down town NY killing a million people and displacing the city...

If this scenario came to fruition what would be your response?
What would you demand from your government?
Very curious as to how Americans answer.

I would demand an all out war against Islamic Supremacism, and a war against all who protect them.

 

[dawp]

regret that it wasn't DC.

 

[Ballatician]

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Originally posted by: Ballatician

Originally posted by: JeffreyLebowski
Well I would say, Damn, Obama was right, he did bring change. Because instead of whooping the ass of those responsible for the act, he would want to sit down and have "meaningful" dialouge with them.

But if it did happen, expect a wave of crime against muslims and people of middle eastern origin.

Are you condoning this or just stating what would happen?

I think he's stating what would happen. Most people wouldn't do this but enough would that it would certainly be more of a trend than it was post-911.

Well it was already a huge trend after 9/11 so that is very unfortunate.

 

[manowar821]

Originally posted by: winnar111
If radical Islam wants to take those kinds of steps, meet them with equal force.

You can't, that's impossible to do. You can't nuke terrorism. Just like how you can't nuke the terrorists who run the USA, right now.

Originally posted by: JeffreyLebowski
Well I would say, Damn, Obama was right, he did bring change. Because instead of whooping the ass of those responsible for the act, he would want to sit down and have "meaningful" dialouge with them.

But if it did happen, expect a wave of crime against muslims and people of middle eastern origin.

Hey numb-nuts, the point is that the entire reason why there are people who are pissed off at us is because we won't talk with anyone, we just take what we want or bully them if we can't.

 

[sapiens74]

Depends if the Red Sox were in town for a series or not

 

[sunzt]

"I'm glad I don't live there!"

 

[Jhhnn]

What a lame premise.

If sasquatch were captured, entirely as likely, why, I'd want his autograph, of course...

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

If they were looking to cause massive death and destruction I think it would be easier to hijack a few commercial airliners and fly them int... oh wait.

 

[JohnOfSheffield]

Everyone thinks this is a nutjob fantasy, but considering that Pakistan has nuclear power and that the Taliban rule more of Pakistan than their own government....

This isn't that far fetched at all.

 

[Infohawk]

If a reasonable inquiry revealed that it was in fact l Qaeda, then:

1) Drop a nuke on the most radical muslim city you could find;

2) Contain the rest of the muslim world;

AND

3) Move to amend the constitution to prohibit the practice of Islam in the US;

4) Give muslim Americans a choice to disavow Islam or leave;

OR

5) Register / monitor all persons in the US

6) Practice ethnic / religious profiling and limit the rights of muslims in the US so that it would not happen again

Either way, we would have to give up a lot of privacy rights in order to implement these policies. 3) and 4) would be more effective but would be a lot more likely to cause a civil war.

 

[jpeyton]

Originally posted by: JohnOfSheffield
Everyone thinks this is a nutjob fantasy, but considering that Pakistan has nuclear power and that the Taliban rule more of Pakistan than their own government....

This isn't that far fetched at all.

Again, spoken like someone who has zero knowledge of Pakistan's capabilities. Government intelligence estimates they have between 30-50 nuclear warheads, all stored in component form (e.g. not ready for use).

Contrast that with Russia, which has 5800 "ready for use" nuclear weapons; 16,000 total nuclear weapons when you count those in storage.

It's a little easier to "misplace" something when you have 16,000 of them, not 50.

The Taliban are in control of no part of Pakistan's military.

 

[jpeyton]

Originally posted by: Infohawk
If a reasonable inquiry revealed that it was in fact l Qaeda, then:

1) Drop a nuke on the most radical muslim city you could find

We control those cities because they're in Iraq and Afghanistan.

2) Contain the rest of the muslim world;

I don't even know what this means.

3) Move to amend the constitution to prohibit the practice of Islam in the US;

You could nuke Washington and Congress still wouldn't pass (or even propose) such an amendment.

4) Give muslim Americans a choice to disavow Islam or leave;

:laugh:

5) Register / monitor all persons in the US

We're already on our way to doing this, no attack needed.

6) Practice ethnic / religious profiling and limit the rights of muslims in the US so that it would not happen again

Much like suggestions 3 and 4, this one would also require a fundamental rewriting of our Constitution. Nuke or not, nobody is doing that.

 

[fskimospy]

Originally posted by: Infohawk
If a reasonable inquiry revealed that it was in fact l Qaeda, then:

1) Drop a nuke on the most radical muslim city you could find;

2) Contain the rest of the muslim world;

AND

3) Move to amend the constitution to prohibit the practice of Islam in the US;

4) Give muslim Americans a choice to disavow Islam or leave;

OR

5) Register / monitor all persons in the US

6) Practice ethnic / religious profiling and limit the rights of muslims in the US so that it would not happen again

Either way, we would have to give up a lot of privacy rights in order to implement these policies. 3) and 4) would be more effective but would be a lot more likely to cause a civil war.

creepy.

 

[JohnOfSheffield]

Originally posted by: jpeyton

Originally posted by: JohnOfSheffield
Everyone thinks this is a nutjob fantasy, but considering that Pakistan has nuclear power and that the Taliban rule more of Pakistan than their own government....

This isn't that far fetched at all.

Again, spoken like someone who has zero knowledge of Pakistan's capabilities. Government intelligence estimates they have between 30-50 nuclear warheads, all stored in component form (e.g. not ready for use).

Contrast that with Russia, which has 5800 "ready for use" nuclear weapons; 16,000 total nuclear weapons when you count those in storage.

It's a little easier to "misplace" something when you have 16,000 of them, not 50.

The Taliban are in control of no part of Pakistan's military.

The ISI, which is Pakistans Security forces is part of the Pakistani military... ok?

The ISI are responsible for bombings in Afghanistan, ok?

The ISI are protecting the Taliban, ok?

Is that clear? Do you understand what i am saying this far?

OK,

So while most of Pakistan and ISI which is their military is ruled by Talibans and thereby pretty much Al Quaeda too, Russia is ruled by a government that while not free from corruption at least has decent safety among their security personel and military.

So to compare the two of them, even like you do is.... well you know what it is.

 

[conehead433]

Nuke Mecca. We are at war with radical Islam. If Muslims who aren't part of this radical movement won't take a stand against their terrorist brethren f 'em all. Obliterating their holiest of cities would just be a start.

 

[JohnOfSheffield]

Originally posted by: conehead433
Nuke Mecca. We are at war with radical Islam. If Muslims who aren't part of this radical movement won't take a stand against theeir terrorist brethren f 'em all. Obliterating their holiest of cities would just be a start.

You might be at war with Islam but me and my men are not, you want to fight it, go right ahead.

I'm at war with the Talibans and i have to go now.

 

[fskimospy]

Originally posted by: conehead433
Nuke Mecca. We are at war with radical Islam. If Muslims who aren't part of this radical movement won't take a stand against theeir terrorist brethren f 'em all. Obliterating their holiest of cities would just be a start.

The best thing is that I bet in other threads or other situations you think the Islamic fundamentalists are the insane ones.

Your opinion is stupid, childish, evil, wrong, and immensely harmful to both the world and to US interests.

 

[alchemize]

I would immediately claim that the US government did it, in order to enrich oil companies and Haliburton.

Oh yah, and I'd say we brought it upon ourselves, all those little eichmanns running around NYC.

 

[conehead433]

Originally posted by: JohnOfSheffield

Originally posted by: conehead433
Nuke Mecca. We are at war with radical Islam. If Muslims who aren't part of this radical movement won't take a stand against theeir terrorist brethren f 'em all. Obliterating their holiest of cities would just be a start.

You might be at war with Islam but me and my men are not, you want to fight it, go right ahead.

I'm at war with the Talibans and i have to go now.

Duh, aren't the Taliban radical Islamists. Many of which are funded by Saudi oil money. I meant exactly what I said.