In a long historical line of politicians trying to tie the hands of war leaders, Ted Kennedy is now bemoaning Bush's request to lift the ban on low yield nuclear weapons. This is irresponsible of Kennedy, because we need a really scary weapon to make states think twice before funding terrorism. Everyone knows we're not going to use our current ICBMs against radical Islam, but the deterrent of a low yield weapon cannot be discounted.
The more a guy like Kennedy stands in the way, the more likely we'll have to actually use one to prove our resolve. If these guys could ignore politics for a moment and get on board, we could end this war a lot quicker and with a lot less bloodshed. Having the weapon will be enough to make states think twice about supporting terrorism. But if they see division in America as to whether we would actually use it, then it will prove worthless as a deterrent.
If Kennedy likes we can just sit and wait for the next attack on American soil.
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