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On 1 Apr 2003 at 11:48, Mike Rosing wrote:
> Which is why MAD works. But a regular bombing run on a few
> oil refineries would put the US in a world of hurt really
> quickly, enough for them to pull a lot of their troops out of
> places that happen to be too close to Russia and China.
> Mexico isn't entirely happy with US policy, I'm sure they
> could be bribed into letting the other powers use their air
> and land space for a "limited" attack. The US won't use
> nukes to retaliate, which was the origin of this line of
> argument.
>
> If Russia, Chaina and the EU really wanted to, they could use
> conventional weapons and force the US to at least retreat
> from trying to rule the world.
This supposes the US is trying to rule the world, which is not
apparent -- at least not to the US.
An attack on the US "to stop it from trying to rule the world"
would be perceived as a plain and simple attack, and would
provoke a corresponding response.
If Russia bombs a US oil refinery with Mexican cooperation, the
existing government in Mexico would wind up dead real fast, and
some Russian ports would be in flames.
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James A. Donald
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