Nope...I know a crackpot when I see one!

I know the feeling.

:tro:

Obama is making sure the door is unlocked and propped open when the Chinese come collecting, after we default...

I wonder if Obama plays holdem poker with his hole cards turned face up?

Yes, I am sure that the world doesnt know that the US has aces. I may be betraying national security but I have to let this secret out.

World-we have a pretty serious nuclear arsenal. We built them right here. As a matter of fact, we invented them. And, check it out...we aren't afraid to use them no matter what our prez says during his posturing.

It was a lucky shot!:p

No. We are just going to make sure that every one who wants nukes can have them, and we will all PROMISE NOT TO USE THEM. It's redistribution of nukes.http://www.mazeguy.net/surprised/dizzy.gif

And Jon Stewart for the win...as usual.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/0..._n_531455.html

No win for Stewart there.

Charles Krauthammer, on the other hand, has nailed it...

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/art...le_105108.html

Excerpt:
"Under President Obama's new policy, however, if the state that has just attacked us with biological or chemical weapons is "in compliance with the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)," explained Gates, then "the U.S. pledges not to use or threaten to use nuclear weapons against it."

Imagine the scenario: Hundreds of thousands are lying dead in the streets of Boston after a massive anthrax or nerve gas attack. The president immediately calls in the lawyers to determine whether the attacking state is in compliance with the NPT. If it turns out that the attacker is up-to-date with its latest IAEA inspections, well, it gets immunity from nuclear retaliation. (Our response is then restricted to bullets, bombs and other conventional munitions.)

However, if the lawyers tell the president that the attacking state is NPT noncompliant, we are free to blow the bastards to nuclear kingdom come.

This is quite insane. It's like saying that if a terrorist deliberately uses his car to mow down a hundred people waiting at a bus stop, the decision as to whether he gets (a) hanged or (b) 100 hours of community service hinges entirely on whether his car had passed emissions inspections."

Nope, Stewart definitely has hit the mouth-foaming reaction right on the head.

Considering the report says:

Which in the context of the portion of the report from which I pulled it basically can be boiled down to, "Yes, X nation-state, Krauthammer is totally spot-on. You can attack us with biological weapons, and we won't nuke you if you're in compliance with the NPT.....oh wait, except if we want to, then we're totally still going to do it."

It's the exact same thing as an "all rights reserved" clarification. This whole thing seems to mean something between zero and absolutely nothing, as far as what the President can/could do in the event of an attack, though Krauthammer's little thought experiment was pretty neat, thanks for sharing it!

What the alternative result to the last Presidential election could have wrought, regarding nuclear policy:

In other words: apparently didn't understand the question, didn't answer it.