CNN's quikvote: Is a preemptive strike to destroy a nation's nuclear.....

[Lerkfish]

Is a preemptive strike to destroy a nation's nuclear weapons capability every justified?
Yes 56%
No 44%

that's pretty grim.

[BOSSHOG]

1. So a majority of Americans would be okay with us getting attacked.

[aquart]

2. Never even occurred to them.

[ellenfl]

3. my thought as well. eom

[Divernan]

5. Ya just don't get it, Bosshog!

Here's how it works. Just because the U S of A develops, builds and accumulates thousands of a particular weapon of mass destruction, giving it thousands of times MORE destructive power than all other nations combined, that doesn't give any other country the right to put together a couple of the same weapon, except for China, India, Russia, etc. Now some may say that this policy is hypocritical; and some may say that this policy has greatly reduced the quality of life of Americans by spending the bulk of their tax dollars/annual budget on the military - but that's the GOP way.

George Carlin was so right about the inability of most Americans to engage in critical, analytical thinking.

Need I use the sarcasm icon?

[BOSSHOG]

7. Okay I stand corrected

[demo dutch]

8. Americans are for the most part just plain dumb. It's a lack of

of education in worldly matters, intellectual curiosity among other things.

[mymomwasright]

4. I'd say yes, but this question sure is vague

I'd have preferred them specifying that the attacking country be imminently threatened.

[qazplm]

6. poorly worded

ever?

Well sure most people can think of SOME situation where a preemptive strike might be justified.

Better question would be to include specific nations, like N. Korea.