Now Rich has closed the thread, which was clearly in need of some Dr. Strangelove quotes.
[Chomps cigar] But today, war is too important to be left to politicians. They have neither the time, the training, nor the inclination for strategic thought. I can no longer sit back and allow Communist infiltration, Communist indoctrination, Communist subversion and the international Communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids.
Update: Replace “Communist” with “Terrorst” in the above.[/quote]
Pri: What a great movie. Apropos of nothing, there was a period in the late 1980s when the Army was testing the USAF security measures at various SAC bases, and they had a “Burpelson AFB” scenario, which postulated a rogue CO had locked down the base and was threatening a launch against the USSR. It was based on the movie “Dr. Strangelove” and the whacked-out CO (and his “essence”).
