If Bush had been president in 1962, what do yall think would've happened

[raccoon]

with the Cuban Missile Crisis?

[Missy M]

1. He would have attacked Cuba without a doubt.

[soleft]

2. I wouldn't be reading your post

[highplainsdem]

3. The planet would be a radiactive slag heap.

[KOBUK]

4. We would all be dead !***

***

[brainshrub]

5. We wouldn't be here.

I've thought of that scenario often these past five years. I understand that the generals and war-hawks were begging Kennedy to start lobbing nukes.

IMHO, if Bush were president in 1962, we would be living in a nuclear wasteland.

[Seansky]

6. that's very scary thought!

[lpbk2713]

7. We would still be living with the effects of 'nucular' winter.

There would be no more 'large' American cities or population centers.

[onehandle]

8. Disneyworld would be in New Jersey.

Cuba and the South would still be extra-crispy.

Hey, but at least there wouldn't be a "Southern Strategy".

[Walt Starr]

9. That's a pretty easy question to answer

http://www.greenpeace.org/raw/image_big_teaser/india/photosvideos/photos/no-to-nuclear-testing

[Richard D]

10. If we were communicating at all . . .

. . . we'd be making scratches in the dirt.

[DrDebug]

11. I wouldn't be born...

Now that's a scary thought.

[texpatriot2004]

12. We wouldn't be here now! n/t

[longship]

13. Simple answer

[chelsea0011]

14. Hard to say because he would be passed out drunk

[Ladyhawk]

15. It would depend upon whether or not he decided to end his vacation early.

Like that "End of Ze World" flash:

Bush: "But I'm tired. Vacation is hard work."
Cheney: "OK, then go take a nap...then fire the missiles!"

[lectrobyte]

16. Alien archeologists would find a glass planet with cockroaches

as the sole inhabitants. Thanks for reminding me that * has nukes at his disposal. No sleep for the sleepless tonight.

[raccoon]

17. Those of you who think we'd have ended up in a nuclear war, that's what

I was thinking too.

Having * in the WH is like having a mad dog for your family pet.

[Chef]

18. Attack

He would have attacked Iraq.