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friendly_iconoclast

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5. The Taliban in Afghanistan is still extant. We've got cruise missiles, tanks, and drones. They don't

Reply to thomhartmann (Original post)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 12:27 AM

Aug 2012

Yet there they are, and apparently not going away.

I do not agree with Scalia on this, but to use Robert McNamara's argument that "the side with the most and best armaments inevitably wins" against his claim is dangerously ahistorical.

(Added on edit) And if (God forbid) things in this country ever got to that point, I rather doubt the 'legality' of whatever armaments the combatants used would matter a whit...

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Thom Hartmann: Do you really need a rocket launcher to defend yourself? [View all] thomhartmann Jul 2012 OP

Yes, I need a rocket launcher! Because wabbits awe vewy, vewy twicky. tclambert Jul 2012 #1

Don't forget road runners. Does ACME have an on-line store now? HopeHoops Jul 2012 #3

Rocket launchers are legal, it is the rockets that are controlled. GreenStormCloud Aug 2012 #7

There's an even better reason. Look, up in the sky: freshwest Aug 2012 #10

However, if the rabbits in question are anything like this one, rocket launchers would be needed: freshwest Aug 2012 #11

Only against garden gnomes. You never know when they'll attack. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #2

Justice Scalia may be looking out for us for a change. Two words. A Simple Game Jul 2012 #4

The Taliban in Afghanistan is still extant. We've got cruise missiles, tanks, and drones. They don't friendly_iconoclast Aug 2012 #5

No trolls from the gungeon commenting yet? baldguy Aug 2012 #6

Just can't get seem to get rid of "those people", can you? friendly_iconoclast Aug 2012 #9

It'd kinda funny how Scalia... jjewell Aug 2012 #8