What a bunch of nonsense. A county is threatening us with nuclear weapons, and our salvation rests in the fact that their citizenry isn't "happy" with their government? How the hell is that going to save American lives? You may be willing to stake your children's life on that, but I'm not.

We just have to take that risk if we really believe in freedom

No, we don't. Since when are "freedom" and "defending yourself" mutually exclusive terms? The most important figures in our country's history have been willing to fight and die for what they believed in, not the least of which was the notion of being free.

Having bombs on standby does not really help anyone, it just increases the chance of everyone killing each other.

Actually, quite the opposite, it dramatically decreases the chances that bombs will be used.