I could only read about 2/3rd of the story before quitting in disgust.

This is only possible because A) we don't have a President and B) we have a complete absence of testicles in DC.

Were I in the WH (and it's y'all's fault for not declaring me dictator 9/12/01), a dirty nuke and some reactor waste would find its way into those waters, waiting the order to destroy the region. But, then, had you made me dictator, the middle east would be pacified, our nuclear capabilities would have been returned to cold war levels, and the very idea of crossing the U.S. would have sent urine streaming down the leg of the most case hardened commie or Moslem on the planet.