What we really should be discussing now is what we are going to do in the next year or so when some city on American territory or the territory of an ally disappears under a mushroom cloud. Are we going to intensify the debates about “moderate” vs. “radical” muslims or are we going to demand that our president respond in a manner that is appropriate to the mushroom cloud. Does someone here have some idea what an appropriate response would be? A response in kind? No response? Just think a moment: none of you have an easy answer to those questions. So, do you really believe that the inexperienced kid in the White House has an answer? If we are serious about the coming nuclear cloud, we must demand that the administration be candid in telling the public what responses are available and which of them might be used.
