>"The Washington Times has called on the Bush administration the use
>of nuclear weapons against Afghanistan and Iraq. Absurd? Dick Cheney
>and Donald Rumsfeld had the question put to them directly and
>neither would rule out the use of nuclear bombs as an option."
>
>maybe their refusal to forswear the use of nukes is simply
>aggressive posturing, in line with tactical advice of Eagleburger,
>who said that at times it's useful to act irrational.
Not to defend these Princes of Empire, but I believe it's always been U.S. policy not to comment on the presence or absence of nuclear weapons, or the likelihood of their use.
Doug