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| Yoepus |
If you woke up tommorow morning and found out that the entire city of Los Angeles is gone - wiped out by a nuclear detenation, what would you do if you were the president of your nation?
You don't know who did it, all you know is that it wasn't a missle launched from any nation.
Millions of people, hollywood, famous actors and directors, people you know on TV... all gone.
I brought up this question within a political discussion I had tonight with some friends over drinks, I think it sort of illustrates today's war on terrorism. Afterall, this scenario very well could be reality tommorow, or another week, a month, or years and epitomizes our view on the current war on terror. I'm curious to see some of thoughts of follow PDDers on such a question... so flame away :p |
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| donnybrasco |
L.A. Nuked? :nervous:
I guess I'd vow to re-build if I were President...and this time, I'd transplant nothing but conservative Texans from my home state to fill the void, thus TRULLY making this place a "Paradise". ;) :D |
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| InterMilan31 |
| If Paris Hilton, Lohan, Richie and those other ******s on US Weekly and all those crap magazine's and celeb shows are dead I think a party would be in order |
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| Yoepus |
Honestly I'd be cheering too... I hate LA.
But come on now lets try and stick to the point..
Any other US city (didn't want to use NYC cause it so cliche:p ) or even a European city, London, Paris, Copenhagen (they did pen those nasty cartoons :D )....
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| sensorium |
First off, I would eat breakfast to start the day with a full stomach. While eating those delicious presidential pancakes I'd be watching the news and hearing my advisors on as to what to do. Shortly after breakfast I would go on national TV to announce to the public about what has happened. I would of course drop a tear or two to project the mourning feeling of the American people. This speech would be sentimental and firm. I wouldn't speak much about the causes of the attack or the group or groups involved in the attack, I don't know at this point but it would be a shame if the citizens knew I didn't know. The speech would end with the following line: "God bless Los Angeles." No time for questions after the speech. Emotions wouldn't let me speak any further.
Later on I would meet with the head of whatever functional intelligence we still have left to search for clues and find out who's reponsible for the attack. If by looking at the evidence we find out that the attack came from a group in Latin America we go to plan B and blame it on a group from a country close to Iraq.
Shorty after such demonstration of leadership and intelligence I would fly over the L.A. area to see first hand what my nation has suffered. After that I would fly by a Burger King to buy a chicken sandwich. But thinking of it, it's probable that presidents gets food for free.
Anyway, after finishing my deserved lunch I would instruct the pilot to land on the street in front of the White House. By this time all of the imortant public officials and heads of every department would be present to serve as background for another speech. In this speech I would put forth the justifications for invading X country. This is not possible unless you show the love you have for the nation so the public can notice and later on show some national spirit. Gotta have their support. Even buying a flag for the car, that helps in moments like this one. Although the making of flags will be slow since a lot of production took place in Los Angeles. Going back to the speech, I would again cry, this time with more emotion, more feeling. Then I would put myself together to continue with the speech. It would end by the singing of some national song that most of the cabinet knows. Can't remember the actual title of the song right now. I'm sure someone working for me would know, that's the cool thing about being a president.
Invasion would begin after the end of the speech.
As for the land, it would be given to Mexico. They are good people and deserve to have the land back. Plus, there were a bunch of Mexicans living in Los Angeles prior to the devastating attack. But of course the US has to get something from Mexico. They would get Los Angeles and we would get Cancun. That place is awesome! |
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| InterMilan31 |
| quote: | Originally posted by sensorium
First off, I would eat breakfast to start the day with a full stomach. While eating those delicious presidential pancakes I'd be watching the news and hearing my advisors on as to what to do. Shortly after breakfast I would go on national TV to announce to the public about what has happened. I would of course drop a tear or two to project the mourning feeling of the American people. This speech would be sentimental and firm. I wouldn't speak much about the causes of the attack or the group or groups involved in the attack, I don't know at this point but it would be a shame if the citizens knew I didn't know. The speech would end with the following line: "God bless Los Angeles." No time for questions after the speech. Emotions wouldn't let me speak any further.
Later on I would meet with the head of whatever functional intelligence we still have left to search for clues and find out who's reponsible for the attack. If by looking at the evidence we find out that the attack came from a group in Latin America we go to plan B and blame it on a group from a country close to Iraq.
Shorty after such demonstration of leadership and intelligence I would fly over the L.A. area to see first hand what my nation has suffered. After that I would fly by a Burger King to buy a chicken sandwich. But thinking of it, it's probable that presidents gets food for free.
Anyway, after finishing my deserved lunch I would instruct the pilot to land on the street in front of the White House. By this time all of the imortant public officials and heads of every department would be present to serve as background for another speech. In this speech I would put forth the justifications for invading X country. This is not possible unless you show the love you have for the nation so the public can notice and later on show some national spirit. Gotta have their support. Even buying a flag for the car, that helps in moments like this one. Although the making of flags will be slow since a lot of production took place in Los Angeles. Going back to the speech, I would again cry, this time with more emotion, more feeling. Then I would put myself together to continue with the speech. It would end by the singing of some national song that most of the cabinet knows. Can't remember the actual title of the song right now. I'm sure someone working for me would know, that's the cool thing about being a president.
Invasion would begin after the end of the speech.
As for the land, it would be given to Mexico. They are good people and deserve to have the land back. Plus, there were a bunch of Mexicans living in Los Angeles prior to the devastating attack. But of course the US has to get something from Mexico. They would get Los Angeles and we would get Cancun. That place is awesome! |
The last sentence is hillarious it sounds like it was from a comedian or something well done for once |
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| sensorium |
| quote: | Originally posted by InterMilan31
The last sentence is hillarious it sounds like it was from a comedian or something well done for once |
Grazie. :p |
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| stren |
i'd fire Jack Bauer
Seriously tho, i think as a president i wouldn't be woken up the next morning, but just after it happened. I don't know what i would to but i certainly wouldn't nuke in retaliation |
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| Moongoose |
If i was a president of my ry i would keep sleeping knowing that we are too smal and unimportant to ever be nuked by teh terrorist. The only way we could get nuked is if for some reason they decided to nuke the hell out of Austria and the wind blew the bombs a little to the south :D
As for retaliation, send in Jack Bauer, Chuck Norris, Steven Segal, Hulk Hogan :eek: A 4 man team with the licence to kick ass, terrorists bevare. |
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| Clublifexxx |
| Well I think you would be able to find out where they launched the nuke from. But there would be no point on rebuilding anything since it would prob be a toxic land fill. Look at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, they are still feeling the effects to this day from the Nukes that the states dropped on them in WWII |
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| Shakka |
| quote: | Originally posted by stren
i'd fire Jack Bauer
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:haha:
After I double checked to make sure Hollywood was gone, I'd throw a party. |
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| Moongoose |
| quote: | Originally posted by Clublifexxx
Well I think you would be able to find out where they launched the nuke from. |
From the first post;)
| quote: | | You don't know who did it, all you know is that it wasn't a missle launched from any nation. |
For all you know it was just some kid in his parents basement trying stuff he downloaded of the internet.
As for rebuilding send in MacGuyver. Seriously im betting he could find a way to beat radiation using nothing but chocolate and some wires. |
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