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Comment by Retric

That's a rather strong statement.

Some people would argue that Iran with weapons grade uranium could reasonably increase the chances that 50,000 Americans will die in the next 10 years by more than 1 in 10,000. That suggests the US could reasonably kill 5 Iranians to deal with the threat. However, Iran would respond to such action which suggests a more limited response such such as planting a virus is reasonable as long as the US can get away with it.

PS: That's how these people think, rare events vs lot's of deaths = covert and deniable action.

parent Retric 14 years ago

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