>Coulda sworn the word "nuke" was originally used. It's only since there's been so much adverse reaction that he may have denied it.
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>I'm not denying anything.
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>Would we have been justified? Hell, yes. But given that we could take out their military in a matter of days or a week at the most, conventional would be enough.

I'm somewhat on your side here, but are you sure of that? It's been a long time so far in Iraq...