Hypothetical: You're the President of the U.S.

**Rain Man** · 12-26-2004, 05:09 PM

A giant asteroid is on its way to earth, and it's definitely going to hit.

The near-sighted, geeky, but thoughtful scientists have given you their best estimates of where on earth it will hit, but they can't be sure due to the vagaries of asteroid track-plotting. There's a chance that it'll hit the Middle East and wipe out large segments of that population. There's also a chance that it'll hit some innocent segment of the U.S. (Pick any state that you have no huge vendetta against.) The asteroid will cause huge local damage where it hits, but won't have cataclysmic global consequences.

You can fire up some nuclear missiles and have a chance to knock the asteroid out of its path, thus saving the earth from the impact.

From the poll above, in what circumstances do you fire the nukes, and in what circumstances do you just whistle and go to an undisclosed location to watch football and prepare a sympathetic speech?

ChiefsFire · 12-26-2004, 05:54 PM

the first thing id do is give angelina joile a call and invite her over for one last romp under the whitehouse sheets.....then id shoot off all my missiles

Slayer Diablo · 12-26-2004, 10:38 PM

I would nuke any astroid that even had a .00000001% chance of hitting the United States.

Valiant · 12-26-2004, 10:41 PM

wheres the ****ing option to nuke the ME while the asteroid hits it also..

**Rausch** · 12-27-2004, 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Slayer Diablo

I would nuke any astroid that even had a .00000001% chance of hitting the United States.

Ditto.

Plus, we really have no info on nation/small state destroying space rocks. There was that one in Siberia, but I don't know that I trust our info enough at this point to risk anything that could end up even having side effects that hit us (change in weather, smoke/dust, etc...)

Nuke the Rock. We can always nuke the mid-east later if we have to...

**Dave Lane** · 12-27-2004, 10:26 AM

Just shoot the misles we need the ME oil.

Dave

PastorMikH · 12-27-2004, 10:51 AM

Where's the "Send up Bruce Willis with a Nuke" option?

**penguinz** · 12-27-2004, 11:28 AM

Nuking it would kill more people than letting it hit. If you nuke it the asteroied will break up into many pieces and able to impact an even larger area than before. Not to mention the nuclear fallout that would enter the atmosphere after doing so.

Calcountry · 12-27-2004, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by manfire

the first thing id do is give angelina joile a call and invite her over for one last romp under the whitehouse sheets.....then id shoot off all my missiles

That would have been funnier if it would have said, "shoot off MY missile".

Calcountry · 12-27-2004, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Valiant

wheres the ****ing option to nuke the ME while the asteroid hits it also..

Yep, then we would have plausible deniability.

Calcountry · 12-27-2004, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Dave Lane

Just shoot the misles we need the ME oil.

Dave

The oil would still be pumpable after the dust settled.

Calcountry · 12-27-2004, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by PastorMikH

Where's the "Send up Bruce Willis with a Nuke" option?

Yes, he needs to land that craft on the Asteroid, so his oil drillers can drill a hole in it.

Ultra Peanut · 12-27-2004, 03:12 PM

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Nuke the Rock.

Then find out what the hell it's cookin'.

After that, take (well-deserved) credit for a job well done and tell the ME that, "you guys SO owe us."

Thig Lyfe · 12-27-2004, 03:54 PM

So this asteroid in 2029 really has you thinkin, huh Rainman?

Let's hope the Chiefs win a SB by then.

**Iowanian** · 12-27-2004, 03:57 PM

Iowanian is President?

The World Gets A quick call to see what its going to do about the Invoices they've recieved for Services Rendered by my country...........Those that don't act properly, are going to need some really, really good SPF 200,000,000

View Poll Results: When would you fire the nukes? (Check all that apply - see explanation below.)
90 percent chance of whacking the ME, 10 percent the U.S.	9	42.86%
80 percent chance of whacking the ME, 20 percent the U.S.	6	28.57%
70 percent chance of whacking the ME, 30 percent the U.S.	6	28.57%
60 percent chance of whacking the ME, 40 percent the U.S.	8	38.10%
50 percent chance of whacking the ME, 50 percent the U.S.	9	42.86%
40 percent chance of whacking the ME, 60 percent the U.S.	10	47.62%
30 percent chance of whacking the ME, 70 percent the U.S.	11	52.38%
20 percent chance of whacking the ME, 80 percent the U.S.	10	47.62%
10 percent chance of whacking the ME, 90 percent the U.S.	10	47.62%
33 percent chance of whacking the ME, 33 percent the U.S., 33 percent in the ocean taking out a moderate number of coastal people from a bunch of countries.	6	28.57%
17 percent chance of whacking the ME, 33 percent the U.S., 50 percent in the ocean taking out a moderate number of coastal people from a bunch of countries.	7	33.33%
33 percent chance of whacking the ME, 17 percent the U.S., 50 percent in the ocean taking out a moderate number of coastal people from a bunch of countries.	6	28.57%
17 percent chance of whacking the ME, 50 percent the U.S., 33 percent in the ocean taking out a moderate number of coastal people from a bunch of countries.	11	52.38%
33 percent chance of whacking the ME, 50 percent the U.S., 17 percent in the ocean taking out a moderate number of coastal people from a bunch of countries.	10	47.62%
50 percent chance of whacking the ME, 33 percent the U.S., 17 percent in the ocean taking out a moderate number of coastal people from a bunch of countries.	6	28.57%
50 percent chance of whacking the ME, 17 percent the U.S., 33 percent in the ocean taking out a moderate number of coastal people from a bunch of countries.	6	28.57%
80 percent chance of whacking the ME, 20 percent world coastal populations.	5	23.81%
60 percent chance of whacking the ME, 40 percent world coastal populations.	5	23.81%
40 percent chance of whacking the ME, 60 percent world coastal populations.	8	38.10%
20 percent chance of whacking the ME, 80 percent world coastal populations.	9	42.86%
100 percent chance of whacking U.S.	15	71.43%
100 percent chance of whacking the ME	5	23.81%
100 percent chance of whacking world coastal populations.	12	57.14%
100 percent chance of whacking some neutral third-world country like Thailand or Mozambique.	10	47.62%
I wouldn’t fire the nukes in any of these situations.	1	4.76%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 21. You may not vote on this poll

12-26-2004, 05:09 PM
Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $3038491 VARSITY	Hypothetical: You're the President of the U.S. A giant asteroid is on its way to earth, and it's definitely going to hit. The near-sighted, geeky, but thoughtful scientists have given you their best estimates of where on earth it will hit, but they can't be sure due to the vagaries of asteroid track-plotting. There's a chance that it'll hit the Middle East and wipe out large segments of that population. There's also a chance that it'll hit some innocent segment of the U.S. (Pick any state that you have no huge vendetta against.) The asteroid will cause huge local damage where it hits, but won't have cataclysmic global consequences. You can fire up some nuclear missiles and have a chance to knock the asteroid out of its path, thus saving the earth from the impact. From the poll above, in what circumstances do you fire the nukes, and in what circumstances do you just whistle and go to an undisclosed location to watch football and prepare a sympathetic speech?
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12-26-2004, 05:54 PM	#2
ChiefsFire Eh Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: on top Casino cash: $10004900	the first thing id do is give angelina joile a call and invite her over for one last romp under the whitehouse sheets.....then id shoot off all my missiles
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12-26-2004, 10:38 PM	#3
Slayer Diablo Cross with me Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kansas City, MO Casino cash: $9994900	I would nuke any astroid that even had a .00000001% chance of hitting the United States.
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12-26-2004, 10:41 PM	#4
Valiant Valiant 'The Thread Killer' Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Kansas City Casino cash: $6252380	wheres the ****ing option to nuke the ME while the asteroid hits it also..
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12-27-2004, 10:26 AM	#6
Dave Lane Space Cadet and Aczabel Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Kanab, UT, USA Casino cash: $9333275 VARSITY	Just shoot the misles we need the ME oil. Dave __________________ Thanks, Trump for the civics lesson. We are learning so much about RICO, espionage, sedition, impeachment, the 25th Amendment, order of succession, nepotism, separation of powers, 1st Amendment, obstruction of justice, the emoluments clause, conflicts of interest, collusion, sanctions, oligarchs, money laundering and so much more.
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12-27-2004, 10:51 AM	#7
PastorMikH Will KC ever be better? Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Land of Red Dirt & Necks Casino cash: $9925087	Where's the "Send up Bruce Willis with a Nuke" option? __________________
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12-27-2004, 11:28 AM	#8
penguinz Supporter Join Date: Mar 2003 Casino cash: $2887626	Nuking it would kill more people than letting it hit. If you nuke it the asteroied will break up into many pieces and able to impact an even larger area than before. Not to mention the nuclear fallout that would enter the atmosphere after doing so. __________________
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12-27-2004, 03:54 PM	#14
Thig Lyfe Banned Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Thigpen's America Casino cash: $10004900	So this asteroid in 2029 really has you thinkin, huh Rainman? Let's hope the Chiefs win a SB by then.
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12-27-2004, 03:57 PM	#15
Iowanian Supporter Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Utopia Casino cash: $4638454	Iowanian is President? The World Gets A quick call to see what its going to do about the Invoices they've recieved for Services Rendered by my country...........Those that don't act properly, are going to need some really, really good SPF 200,000,000
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