Re:Obama’s Remarks on NSA Controversy
by don_draper on Friday June 07, 2013 @04:09PM
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In the age of nuclear weapons doing nothing is not acceptable.
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That doesn't mean doing ANYTHING becomes acceptable. There are lines that shouldn't be crossed. We can debate what those lines should be, but you're suggesting there are no lines.
Re:Obama’s Remarks on NSA Controversy
by apendleton on Friday June 07, 2013 @04:19PM
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Why not? Isn't it at least possible that even the successful detonation of a nuclear weapon would be preferable, from a societal net-quality-of-life perspective, than preventing said detonation, if the tactics necessary for preventing it were sufficiently extreme?