If they want to shoot down one of our planes, the sooner the better.

Right now, I see no solution to this problem other than war, and the longer we wait, the harder it will be. If we wait long enough, they will have every city in the United States targeted with an ICBM. Right now, all we have is a bunch of threats going back and forth, and that is not going to produce any kind of desirable result.

A war right now will be extremely bloody and costly, but a war later will be much worse. So, for the sake of all our futures, they need to take a shot at us as soon as possible. That's the harsh reality.

I know I sound like General Jack Ripper in Dr. Strangelove, "For the sake of our future, get the rest of SAC in there right now..." But I'm serious.

I also think it's time for the president to go on TV and explain to the American people that we are facing a very difficult choice.

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