Hillary Clinton has threatened nuclear options twice in the past week. First she has promised unilateral annihilation of Iran if they develop the Bomb and use it anywhere. This is one step beyond the MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction) world of Dr. Strangelove and a radical departure from one of the most sacrosanct of US policies.
But George Bush has already done a damn good job of lowering the bar for sacrosanct US policies -- remember how "quaint" it used to...
]]>