[PornoDoggy]

Oh, I personally suspect there is a rhyme and a reason to Rumsfeld's policies.

Faced with a major confrontation, we have the weapons to defeat an enemy, and have for damn near 60 years.

That we haven't used them since is a matter of some disappointment to many neo-cons, (some, at least) who believe that they would have been apporpriate in both Korea and Vietnam.

I have no guilt about the U.S. having used them - put in Truman's position in '45 I would have done exactly the same thing. I am also of the personal opinion that Truman's decision saved many more Japanese lives than they took, even if you accept some of the more outlandish claims.

I am also not an idiot - I certainly don't suggest we eliminate them from our arsenal. I'm not even all that concerned that we continue to develop them, because there are a lot of others who are doing the same thing.

That being said, they need to remain the weapon of last resort. The strategies of the current administration seem almost designed to make that "last resort" situation one hell of a lot easier to reach.