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Iraq War and Nuclear Terrorism in Bryan Jr.
Jake Blumgart
Issue date: 9/14/07 Section: Features
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"Consider the unthinkable but not unlikely event of the explosion of a 10 kiloton weapon in Times Square," said Gard. "About half a million people would be killed outright. Another half million killed from radiation and falling debris. The entire area would be uninhabitable. It would make 9/11 look like a bump in the road."
After the lecture, the floor was opened for discussion. Senior peace and conflict studies major Garrett Fitzgerald asked the generals how America might regain moral capital after the Iraq war.
"We could listen to the rest of the world and quit thumbing our nose at them," said Gard. "The French told us not to go into Vietnam; we didn't listen. They told us not to go into Iraq, so we stopped eating French fries. That is childish - take your ball and go home."
"There is a saying that peace can never come from the barrel of a gun. Neither can national security," said Fitzgerald afterwards. "It was refreshing to hear that echoed by two former generals."
Johns concluded the discussion with a final warning about the presidential candidates for 2008.
"I'm very disturbed by all the presidential candidates," said Johns. "They all talk about increasing our military by 300,000. Why? I worked for 47 years in the Department of Defense. I'm for a strong national security. But the threat we face is not a military threat. This is a war of ideas and we are losing big time."
After the lecture, the floor was opened for discussion. Senior peace and conflict studies major Garrett Fitzgerald asked the generals how America might regain moral capital after the Iraq war.
"We could listen to the rest of the world and quit thumbing our nose at them," said Gard. "The French told us not to go into Vietnam; we didn't listen. They told us not to go into Iraq, so we stopped eating French fries. That is childish - take your ball and go home."
"There is a saying that peace can never come from the barrel of a gun. Neither can national security," said Fitzgerald afterwards. "It was refreshing to hear that echoed by two former generals."
Johns concluded the discussion with a final warning about the presidential candidates for 2008.
"I'm very disturbed by all the presidential candidates," said Johns. "They all talk about increasing our military by 300,000. Why? I worked for 47 years in the Department of Defense. I'm for a strong national security. But the threat we face is not a military threat. This is a war of ideas and we are losing big time."
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