Nukes

Posted at 3:31 PM on May 4, 2006 by Bob Collins (3 Comments)

I didn't catch this when she said it yesterday -- and apparently you didn't either -- but in yesterday's questioning of the 6th District candidates on the issue of a military response to Iraq'sIran's developing nuclear weapons, it appears Sen. Michele Bachmann extended the response possibility to include the U.S. using nuclear weapons against Iran.

"We certainly don't want to move toward a nuclear response anytime soon or without an abundance of caution."

"We can't remove any option off the table and we should not remove the nuclear response."

She advocated, of course, plenty of caution and the use diplomacy here, but this is the first time I've heard a politician suggest the U.S. might actually use a nuclear weapon in its military response.

Comments (3)

I did catch her statement when I heard the broadcast. What's sad is that I didn't even think it was remarkable; I just expect a certain level of craziness and superficiality from Bachmann when matters stray too far from God and sex.

Thanks for reminding me how extraordinary it really was.

Posted by Charlie | May 4, 2006 7:24 PM

When dealing with these truly unhinged radical rightwingnuts, you have to remember, these are the people who buy and believe in the "Left Behind" series.
1) They give equal value to their feelings and thoughts; "truthiness" is just as good as rational, reality-oriented truth, since no one is actually hitting them upside the head when they spout crap.
2) They are not just resigned to the prospect of total calamity and nuclear war over the continued existence of Israel - they look forward to it, and do not mind if they enhance the likelihood of Armageddon.

Posted by LimaBN | May 4, 2006 11:23 PM

Bob, your first sentence should say "Iran", not "Iraq" as it does now.

Posted by Tim | May 5, 2006 12:06 PM

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