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But this example here of a president just going crazy and launching , with the present lack of a check is just as likely..
originally posted by: butcherguy
a reply to: JoshuaCox
Imagine how terrifying it would be to think of the fact that we did have a President that was suffering from Alzheimer's while in office..... during a Cold War with the Soviet Union.
Even more terrifying... Imagine an old witch that cackled after saying 'we came, we saw, he died' with her finger on the nuclear button, she would probably call it a 'reset button'.
originally posted by: watchitburn
There will have to be the inherent risk involved with having a human in charge unless we want to entrust that responsibility to a machine.
originally posted by: JoshuaCox
You would think so but sadly no..
That's what I meant to type everytime I said Secretary of State earlier actually.. was secretary of defense.
The radio lab interview was with like clintons Secretary of defense and he was who said he was nowhere in the process.
originally posted by: ManBehindTheMask
originally posted by: butcherguy
a reply to: JoshuaCox
Imagine how terrifying it would be to think of the fact that we did have a President that was suffering from Alzheimer's while in office..... during a Cold War with the Soviet Union.
Even more terrifying... Imagine an old witch that cackled after saying 'we came, we saw, he died' with her finger on the nuclear button, she would probably call it a 'reset button'.
Hillary isn't president , get over it and stop using her as a crutch
Jesus it's worse than "Obama , but Bush" syndrome and it's only 6 or 7 months since he took office
originally posted by: watchitburn
a reply to: TrueBrit
There will have to be the inherent risk involved with having a human in charge unless we want to entrust that responsibility to a machine.