10/27/2004 10:38:29 PM|||Nathan Moore|||

Chuck Colson notes the differences between facing down the Soviets and MAD (mutually assured destruction) and the current threat.

Now consider: The entire MAD policy assumed that leaders on both sides of the Cold War—the Americans and the Soviets—were reasonable, rational people. Today it’s a totally different ballgame. With Islamic fanatics, you don’t assume that they are rational. You assume, based on their behavior, that they’re irrational—that if they get their hands on nuclear weapons, they’re willing to use them.

Hence, diplomacy is not an option.

|||109893476926481459|||Very True