After weeks of headlines [US Wants Pre-Emptive Strike Against Moon, President Doesn't Need Permission,Who Backs a Moon Attack?] about the possiblility of war, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld responded to questions from the media regarding concerns expressed by the US's allies on the apparent direction the US is headed with regard to the moon.
From NPR:
"Pentagon officials have offered briefings to other lawmakers about the general threat of weapons of mass destruction around the world. But Defense officials argue that the US should not have to provide detailed evidence.... The officials warn that... the US cannot wait for perfect information. That argument is enough for some key officials. House Majority Whip Tom DeLay declared his support for war several days ago. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has argued forcefully for action, even though he avoids questions about whether the US has the legal right to attack."
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Sec Rumsfeld:
"...of course, the advantage of not acting against the moon would be that no one could say that you acted. They would say, `Isn't that good? You didn't do anything against the moon.' The other side of the coin of not acting against the moon in the event that the moon posed a serious threat would be that you then suffered a serious loss and you're sorry after that's over."
Now, let's consider a hypothetical case, here on Earth, suppose there's a country, let's call it "Iraq"...
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