# Why don't we just nuke Jerusalem??? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 27, 2000, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-just-nuke-jerusalem/27004 "2000-07-27T03:38:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![PatrickM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7feea3/32.png) [@PatrickM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickM)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2000, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-just-nuke-jerusalem/27004/21 "2000-07-29T17:55:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SanibelMan \* > \*\*Hell, while we’re at it, let’s nuke Northern Ireland. Or give them one week to have a potluck dinner, shake hands, and make peace. Otherwise, BOOM! 🙂 \*\* Or just for variety we could have the Jews fight the Palestinians over Belfast, and the Irish fight each other over Jerusalem. Live on Pay Per View. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2000, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-just-nuke-jerusalem/27004/22 "2000-07-30T04:15:56Z")
Or just take Tripoli, _re-name_ it Jerusalem, and let both sides have Jerusalem. Last week when they were having the sleep-deprivation exercise in Camp David, I almost thought Ehud and Yasser might come up with that just to get Bill to let them get some shut-eye. Almost. ---
**Author:** ![Nanook\_of\_the\_North\_Shore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bc8723/32.png) [@Nanook\_of\_the\_North\_Shore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nanook_of_the_North_Shore)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2000, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-just-nuke-jerusalem/27004/23 "2000-07-30T04:30:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Altair\_8800 \* > \*\*I think we should nuke Utah and sell New Jersey. \*\* What sucker would be stupid enough to buy it?? ---
**Author:** ![Altair\_8800](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4491bb/32.png) [@Altair\_8800](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Altair_8800)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2000, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-just-nuke-jerusalem/27004/24 "2000-07-30T18:08:28Z")
I certainly wouldn’t buy it. 😃 Maybe someone would buy it if we threw a free “Boogie Bass” into the deal. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2000, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-just-nuke-jerusalem/27004/25 "2000-07-31T01:25:43Z")
The trouble with Northern Ireland is: 1) It’s too damn big to fence, or even to nuke without risking the mushroom cloud making its way to my lovely subdivision.(I figure we’d just need an itty-bitty bomb for Jerusalem.) 2) Think what nuking Ireland would do to the price of virgin wool; 3) The democrats would alienate the Irish-American vote, and THEN what would the Baldwin brothers do? and 4) I won’t be responsible for supplying Bono with more angst fodder? Do we really want to hear “Monday, Nuclear Monday”? I do like the idea of a potluck dinner! Though, mind you, I’m not volunteering to light the grill… ---
**Author:** ![dewt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9dc877/32.png) [@dewt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dewt)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2000, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-just-nuke-jerusalem/27004/26 "2000-07-31T04:23:58Z")
I’m with Satan. Let’s just blow the whole shit up. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Occam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Occam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Occam)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2000, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-just-nuke-jerusalem/27004/27 "2000-08-01T02:04:50Z")
Well, the last time an important Jewish place was destroyed the Jews named it the ‘wailing wall’ and they still pray to a bunch of rocks 2000 years later. Bombing is good but could have global consequences, how 'bout just fencing it off and letting no one live there. Northern Ireland could be a great wildlife reserve…or we could send convicts there and have endless episodes of Survivor. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-just-nuke-jerusalem/27004.md?page=1)