MDDM Lambton Worm

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on 8/30/02 3:59 AM, jbor at jbor at bigpond.com wrote:

> on 30/8/02 11:38 AM, s~Z at keithsz at concentric.net wrote:
> 
>>>>> sometimes desperate and violent acts and great personal sacrifices are
>> needed to prevent greater catastrophes. Not sure on the question of whether
>> he should have killed his father (or his dog, for that matter), but had he
>> not killed the worm the consequences would have been much much worse than
>> just accidental death for nine generations of Lambton men.<<<
>> 
>> Pretty much Cheney's point the other night, eh?
>> 
>> 
> 
> I was thinking more of Churchill's resolute defiance of Hitler, and of those
> in Britain still calling for appeasement, or worse, in 1940-42.
> 
> I don't know what Cheney said, but I think that a US declaration of war
> against Iraq (or Iran or North Korea) at present would be an extremely
> foolish move, and totally unjustifiable. On the other hand, I'd hate to
> think what Saddam or Osama might do given access to a nuclear arsenal.
> 
> best
> 
I worry about nuclear arsenals in the hands of boobs who say "nucular".