BAD INSIDERS : The Thermonuclear Options Built-in to 9/11

THEY don't call it 

"Global Nuclear Sneak-Attack", 

or "World-wide Nuclear Pearl Harbour 

Against EVERYBODY"

"On 9/11, there was a U.S. ultimatum to Russia -- and They said : 

'Guess What? We're TAKING Afghanistan!'

....there was a certain WAR about that, 

I seem to remember.... 

The Russians had been bleeding 

for TEN YEARS, 

to keep Afghanistan 

free from foreign control --

'And THEN, we're taking bases in Central Asia -- 

we're taking Uzbekestan bases 

and Kyrgyzia bases, and MORE.'

Now, the question of 

The Nuclear Confrontation 

comes down to : 

Suppose that 

The Person Sitting in The Kremlin 

is a Bullethead -- who says, 

"NIET!! YOU Go into Afghanistan, 

I'LL BLOW YOUR HEAD OFF..!!" 

and 

"I'm mobilising My Nuclear Forces!" 

and 

"STAY OUT of Central Asia, 

because WE'RE Holy Mother Russia, 

and We Don't LIKE You...!! 

And We're sick of PRETENDING! 

And We're sick of Shock Therapy, 

and a whole series of other things -- 

And these are 

PERFECTLY RESPECTABLE ARGUMENTS.

So, suppose Putin says 'NO!' and threatens 

his OWN Nuclear Escalation....?"