who gets the axe over Iraq?

Bush should get the ax. Straight through his neck.

Yes AU1929, you might get spoken to for threatening someone with an axe here in the U.S.A. If you made the same threat to me, the police might have some words with you about what was printed. It's called making threats, and it is a crime whether you are the President or a potato farmer. If you threaten to chop up someone with an axe, the police come to speak to you. If you threaten the President, the Secret Service comes to speak to you....because it is a crime, not because of some 'right wing fascist repression'. Get a clue and realize that if you had made a similar threat to former Pres. W.J. Clinton, the Secret Service would have treated it the same way. Because it is a crime to threaten people in America.

Television evangelist and Christian Coalition founder Pat Robertson's suggestion that a nuclear device should be used to wipe out the State Department was "despicable," department spokesman Richard Boucher said Thursday.

"I lack sufficient capabilities to express my disdain," Boucher said. "I think the very idea is despicable."

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Robertson made the comments during a series of interviews on his "700 Club" television show with journalist Joel Mowbray, author of a new book, "Dangerous Diplomacy: How the State Department Endangers America's Security." Introducing Mowbray on his show, Robertson said that a reader of his book could conclude that the State Department needed a nuclear explosion.

"I read your book," Robertson said. "When you get through, you say, 'If I could just get a nuclear device inside Foggy Bottom, I think that's the answer,' and you say, 'We've got to blow that thing up.' I mean, is it as bad as you say?" Robertson said.

And guess what PD, if the Justice Dept. chose to, it could bring P.R. up on charges. Thats how the system works.

Just a little F.Y.I on the term Assault as per Florida (My home, your laws may vary):

(1) An "assault" is an intentional, unlawful threat by word or act to do violence to the person of another, coupled with an apparent ability to do so, and doing some act which creates a well-founded fear in such other person that such violence is imminent.

(2) Whoever commits an assault shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

And thus if you had threatened the President, had an axe and had a ticket to Washington D.C. you would probably be guilty of assault.

If you had threatened me, had an axe and lived down the street, you would probably be charged with assaulting me.

As Pat Robertson probably doesn't have access to a nuclear warhead (we can only hope and pray) he probably wouldn't be charged with anything other that blatant stupidity.